Shock as Officer shoots self Inside station in Meru.
Shock as Officer shoots self Inside station in Meru: According to the police report, officers at the station heard a gunshot coming from the house of Corporal Simon Gitonga.
Shock by the incident,Sub-County Police Commander Buuri West, Deputy Officer Commanding Station and the officers rushed to the house and opened the door, only to find Gitonga’s body lying in a pool of blood on the floor. His AK 47 rifle, was recovered by his side.
The report revealed that the officer had shot himself on the chin and the bullet exited through his upper right ear. One empty cartridge and a suicide note were also recovered from the scene.
He left a suicide note, where he alleged that he had been conned by a lover, who has still not been found.
Gitonga’s body was moved to Nanyuki Referral Mortuary awaiting post-mortem.
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