Detectives are investigating an incident where a shopkeeper was shot and killed in a robbery mission in Ntimaru, Migori County.
Police said Morris Marwa, 45 was shot seven times at close range in a rage by suspected thugs who had raided his shop on Sunday May 3 night.
The area was experiencing a blackout when two men, one armed with an AK47 rifle, arrived. They found a few customers and Marwa at the shop before ordering them to sit down.
The other victims sat as ordered but Marwa resisted and demanded to know who they were. This, according to witnesses, angered the gunman who stepped back and opened fire flooring him.
They shot him in the chest, legs and left hand before fleeing the scene. Police said the gang did not steal anything from the shop as they escaped after the fatal shooting.
A team of police who arrived at the scene said they recovered two spent cartridges for ballistic analysis.
The team said they were hunting for the gang for justice.
In the same area, the gang raided a shop and grabbed Sh150,000 from the attendants.
Police said the incident happened a few meters away from the scene where they had shot and killed a shopkeeper.
The gang escaped after an alarm was raised.
Police said the area has been experiencing a rise in armed robberies amid efforts to solve the trend.
Detectives have solved some of the incidents while others lie unsolved.
Meanwhile, 11 people were killed in separate road accidents reported on Sunday night in the country. Police said the victims included five riders, three drivers, two pedestrians and a pillion passenger.
The accidents also left 21 people with serious injuries. The victims included nine riders, six pillion passengers, five passengers and a pedestrian.
There is an ongoing campaign to address the deadly accidents.
And two cows were electrocuted at a homestead in Kipsaina, Trans Nzoia County. The owner of the cows said she had released them for grazing when they were hit by low lying cables. This followed heavy rains that were experienced in the area on Sunday. The carcasses were removed from the scene after Kenya Power and Lighting officials had switched off the power supply in the area.
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