Two suspected robbers met their proverbial 40 days of a thief on the morning of Tuesday, December 14.
This was after they were shot dead by police in Ruaka Town, Kiambu County, after a botched robbery.
According to reports accessed by Nairobi Leo, the two were shot dead near Quickmart supermarket in the area.
One police officer was injured during the incident after he was shot in the neck. He was rushed to Uzima hospital while in stable condition.
Kiambaa police boss Phineas Ringera confirmed the incident and said the two suspects had planned a robbery at a supermarket in the area before they were ambushed by police.
The two, who were on a motorbike, refused to heed the police order requiring them to stop.
It is then that a shoot out broke out leading to the death of the two. Their bodies have been taken to the morgue awaiting identification.
Police processed the scene of crime even as the town's residents gathered in groups to witness the fatal incident.
Investigations into the incident are ongoing even as police seek to unravel the source of their weapon and other possible players.
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