Three gangsters who were part of a group that police was looking for were gunned down in Bungoma County.
According to Bungoma East DCI boss Paul Mumo, an AK 47 rifle, two magazines and 53 bullets were recovered.
Mumo noted that the thugs were part of a gang that shot and injured an old man and his daughter three weeks ago in Matulo, Webuye West constituency.
The two were attacked in their shop at night and later rushed to Webuye Sub-County Hospital where they were operated on with bullets wounds on their bodies.
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"Acting on a tip-off, officers laid an ambush. Police tried to stop the thugs on motorbikes, but they refused and fired at them. Police gunned them down," Mumo stated.
He further noted that police were hunting for suspects who fled towards Kitale town with reports indicating that the gang had planned to attack residents of Chesamis.
Mumo stated that one of the suspects identified as Ezekiel Omayi Ngome alias Zakayo Kibet was on the police's "most wanted list".
The police boss stated that Ngome was a friend of Peter Kibet alias Cheparakach, who was in police custody over the Mt Elgon killings in Bungoma.
He noted that Zakayo escaped from a police van on his way from Kimilili court when he was being taken back to Bungoma Prisons in 2016.
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"This three are believed to be part of a gang that has been harassing people in Bungoma, Malaba, Kitale and Eldoret. They can run but will not hide," the Bungoma East DCI boss stated.
