
Male
Location of Incident:
Mathare, Nairobi
Manner of Death:
Shot
Perpetrator:
Police officers from Pangani Police station
Status of Case:
No arrest
Date of Incident:
Occupation:
Unknown
Police confirmed shooting and killing a youth at night on August 4,2021 in Mathare, Nairobi. The police report alleges officers from Pangani police station responded to a distress call. Police said the suspects had robbed a female pedestrian of her shopping and cash near Kiboro bridge in the slum. The deceased allegedly opened fire when officers asked the suspects to surrender. Police fatally shot him. The report claims two accomplices managed to escape. Police allegedly recovered two machetes and a loaded pistol. N.B. Missing Voices could not independently confirm the police allegations from independent sources.