Editor's Review

  • A fierce exchange of fire occurred between the five suspected armed thugs and officers who were trailing them.

Five suspected armed robbers were gunned down on Tuesday along the Kakamega-Kisumu highway.

Police confirmed that the suspects had opened fire when confronted and asked to surrender.

A shoot-out occurred between the five suspected armed thugs and officers at Makhokho Ikolomani.

Pistols, balaclavas, phones and a police uniform were recovered from the gang. The incident caused traffic on the road as police cordoned off the crime scene to collect evidence.

This comes as the police force issued a warning to criminals terrorizing Kenyans amid the pandemic. In March 2021 detectives from the DCI gunned down a wanted criminal, who is said to have been terrorizing residents living within the Eastlands area of Nairobi.

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Last month police in Eldoret gunned down three robbery suspects who were caught on CCTV breaking into a shop in the town.

The trio was gunned down after a fierce shootout between the gang of five and enforcement officers.

Police officers said the thugs had come out to rob the Transmatt supermarket located within the CBD but they ambushed them and recovered guns.