Police Finally Identify Man Shot Dead At Got Kokech in Homa Bay.
Police Finally Identify Man Shot Dead At Got Kokech in Homa Bay: Police in Homa Bay have identified one of the suspected gang member who were shot dead at the Got Kokech area on Saturday afternoon.
The deceased Eli Onyango Otieno was shot dead together with a colleague by police who were pursuing them in a car from Homa Bay town.
According to the police, Otieno is a resident of Lela village in Nyando subcounty in Kisumu county
Homa Bay subcounty DCI Commander Charles Koilenge said they have not identified the other suspect yet.
Koilenge revealed that a firearm was recovered which Otieno allegedly used to carry out the robbery.
“It is a Jericho pistol issued to a Kenya police officer. The gun was reported lost on April 26, 2024, at 0524hrs,” Koilenge said.
The two suspected gang men were killed when they were allegedly fleeing from police at Got Kokech along Homa Bay-Kendu Bay road after their car lost control and landed in a ditch.
Eyewitnesses said the occupants of the car and the police officers who were exchanging fire.
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