One succumbs to police bullet injuries after Gikomba market shooting
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One of the victims who were hit by bullets as police pursued suspected thugs in Gikomba market, Nairobi has died.
The family of Moreen Nduku from Pipeline estate is crying out for justice after she was shot by a police officer at Gikomba market.
The bullet passed through her body and struck 16-year-old Abdala Lihan, lodging in his leg.
Nduku, a mother of one, died on Friday at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) after four days of treatment.
Tthe family alleges that the bullet removed from Abdala’s leg has mysteriously disappeared.
Police and the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) are investigating the incident.
On Monday, August 3, 44-year-old Nduku and Abdala were at Gikomba Market on routine errands.
Police officers stormed the area, claiming they were pursuing phone thieves, and fired shots into the air.
X-ray images confirm the bullet pierced Moreen before lodging in Abdala’s leg. Nduku was rushed to the ICU, where she succumbed on Friday after four days.
The two were injured on Monday afternoon after a shootout erupted between police officers and suspected robbers at Gikomba Market in Nairobi.
According to police, the incident occurred near Daraja Ndogo Bridge after officers on patrol responded to reports that a gang of about seven armed robbers was terrorising traders and members of the public at about noon.
Police said the officers found the suspects robbing members of the public of their valuables and fired a warning shot into the air.
The suspects allegedly responded by firing indiscriminately as they fled the scene, triggering a brief exchange of gunfire.
During the incident, two people sustained gunshot injuries.
One of them suffered gunshot wounds to the left buttock and lower abdomen while the second one was shot in the right thigh.
The two were rushed to Pumwani Majengo Health Centre, where they received first aid before being referred to Kenyatta National Hospital. Police said both were in stable condition.
Police officers who visited the scene recovered a pistol magazine loaded with two rounds of ammunition, which has been retained as an exhibit.
Nduku died in hospital.
No arrests were reported immediately following the incident.
Police have launched investigations to establish the circumstances surrounding the shooting and to identify and apprehend the fleeing suspects.
Meanwhile, police are still investigating an incident where a stray bullet pierced the roof of a house in Kiamumbi, Kiambu County, narrowly missing a couple as they slept.
The incident came to light after a couple, both primary school teachers and residents of Isiolo Street in Kiamumbi, reported the discovery to police.
According to police, the wife found what appeared to be a 9mm bullet head beside her bed at about 6 a.m. while cleaning the bedroom.
The couple reported the matter to Kiamumbi Police Station, prompting officers to visit and process the scene.
Preliminary investigations established that the bullet had penetrated the roof and ceiling before landing inside the bedroom, leaving visible holes in both the roof and ceiling.
No injuries were reported.
Police recovered the bullet head as an exhibit and forwarded it for ballistic examination as investigations continue to establish where the shot was fired from and the circumstances surrounding the incident.