Two police officers died in a dramatic shooting incident at Ng’iya Police Post in Alego Usonga, Siaya County.
The incident happened Sunday June 29 in the morning in the village.
Police said a constable of police first confronted his senior in his house and shot him at close range using his G3 rifle. He then died by suicide in the drama using the same weapon.
The assailant identified as constable Martin Mwendwa went to his senior colleague’s house at about 6 am while armed with a G3 rifle.
This is after he broke the door to gain entry and opened fire hitting Corporal Victor Chesire in the chest flooring him. Chesire was in charge of the post.
He shot him in the chest and on his hands, several times.
The assailant then ran towards Ng’iya Girls High School, while shooting indiscriminately in the air.
While at the gate of the school, he shot himself dead, police said. He shot himself in the mouth.
This was as his colleagues responded to the scene and following the gunshots.
The motive of the killing is now under investigations as the two bodies were transferred to Siaya County Referral Hospital Mortuary pending postmortem examinations.
This is the latest such incident to happen and involve police officers.
In March 2025, a police officer shot and killed his colleague and injured another one in an altercation at a bar in Gigiri, Nairobi.
Earlier on in February, a police officer shot and killed a colleague in a similar confrontation outside a bar in the Ruaraka area, Nairobi.
Officials said the trend could be linked to trauma which is rampant in the service.
As part of efforts to address the trend, police authorities have launched counselling services, and the National Police Service Commission has established a unit and staffed it to attend to their demanding situation.
The counselling unit, among other things, evaluates, designs and leads an outreach programme that helps prevent mental health and substance abuse.
Officials say police are generally on the receiving end of all community problems.
They are expected to maintain law and order in very difficult situations, besides putting their lives at risk.
Over the years, a spike in deaths in the service has been linked to trauma.
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