DCI Arrests Suspect Shot Near Thika Level 5 Hospital

Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives have arrested a suspect who was shot and wounded near the Thika Level V hospital.  

In a statement via the X platform on Tuesday, November 7, DCI disclosed that they rushed the injured man to a nearby hospital before they discovered he might have been involved in past crimes.  

According to detectives, the man declined to reveal his identity compelling them to initiate a forensic ID process that provided his name and his home in Makongeni. 

"Efforts by medical officers and the police to identify the patient proved futile when no identifying document was found on him and, though he could speak, expressed unwillingness to give his name. These prompted the officers to initiate a forensic ID process that provided his name and later traced his place of residence at Gireki Plaza Hse no. 10 located within Kiganjo area of Makongeni.

"A search therein saw the recovery of the Ceska pistol loaded with 15 rounds of ammunition which was hidden under the carpet alongside a roll of bhang," part of the statement read. 

DCI revealed that the firearm was robbed from a civilian firearm holder in Kahawa Sukari in January when two armed men riding on an unmarked motorcycle accosted him at a construction site. His mobile phone and cash were also stolen.

DCI noted that the shot suspect may be familiar with his attackers, as they had allegedly engaged in an altercation over a previous engagement before the shots were fired.

Now being treated as a suspect of violent robberies, the patient remains under police guard pending his recuperation, formal arrest, and arraignment.