67-year-old man shot dead at his home in Nyamira village

A 67-year-old man was shot dead by unknown assailants who stormed his homestead in Ekenawa Village, Ikonge Sub-Location, Nyamira County, on Tuesday night.

The deceased, identified as Alfayo Misuko Aremba, was attacked at about 11pm on August 25.

The motive was not immediately known.

Police officers visited the scene after the shooting was reported and said preliminary investigations established that the attackers shot Aremba three times in the hip joint using a firearm suspected to be an AK-47 rifle before fleeing the scene.

Neighbours rushed the victim to Ekerenyo Sub-County Hospital, but he was pronounced dead on arrival. Police attributed the death to excessive bleeding from the gunshot wounds.

Three empty cartridges of 7.62x39mm calibre were recovered at three different points outside the deceased’s house.

The scene was documented and processed by Nyamira Crime Scene Investigation officers before the body was moved to Our Lady of Mercy Ibaara Hospital mortuary, where it is being preserved pending a postmortem examination.

Police said preliminary investigations had established a long-standing history of family wrangles involving the deceased’s family, which investigators are examining as a possible motive for the killing.

Investigations have been launched to identify and arrest the perpetrators and establish the circumstances surrounding the shooting.

Meanwhile an unidentified man in his 40s has drowned in the Urra River near Kimenchu Bridge in Kimongoro area, Akachiu Sub-County, Meru County.

Police officers who visited the scene found the body of the man lying in a pool of water in the river.

Scene of crime personnel processed the area and observed injuries to the deceased’s mouth and right ear. Police said the injuries were suspected to have been caused by stones in the river after the man fell onto them.

The body was retrieved from the water and taken to Nyambene Level Five Sub-County Hospital mortuary, where it is being preserved pending identification and autopsy.

Police have launched inquiries to establish the identity of the deceased and circumstances surrounding the drowning.