Matatu occupant shot dead after driver evades police roadblock
A man was shot dead and 11 other people arrested on Saturday night after the driver of the matatu they were traveling in evaded a police roadblock and sped off.
According to the police, the 16 occupants of the matatu, whom they suspect are gangsters, were in a vehicle heading from Kitengela towards Kajiado when they came across a road block but refused to stop.
The police officers manning the road block then deployed spikes to stop the vehicle.
But the matatu kept going on flat tires as the officers gave chase.
SUSPICIOUS PEOPLE
The driver and three other occupants then jumped off and escaped, leaving 11 occupants inside.
Police said they opened fire when “suspicious people” started running away from the vehicle leading to the fatal shooting of one man.
Alcohol, several knives and a home-made gun were recovered from the vehicle.
The 11 people were taken to Isinya Police Station and will be arraigned in court on Monday.