• Sunday, 24 November 2024
Nakuru barmaid shot by police officer over  KSH 16,000 bill dies in hospital

Nakuru barmaid shot by police officer over KSH 16,000 bill dies in hospital

One of the three people who were injured in a shooting bar brawl in Nakuru over a Sh16,000 bill has died, police said.

Police said Laura Kwisira who had been shot in the abdomen died at the local county hospital on Thursday, a day after her admission.

Two other men are fighting for their lives in the hospital after the dramatic shooting.

The police officer who was behind the incident was arraigned at a local court on Thursday.

Police successfully made a miscellaneous application for custodial orders to enable them among others get more statements from witnesses for the murder charges they planned against their colleague.

The court allowed police to detain the constable for 21 days as they conclude their investigations into the shooting.

During the incident in the bar, the policeman shot and killed a barmaid in an argument over a bill she had given him in a popular club in Nakuru town.

Three other revellers including Laura were rushed to Nakuru Level Five Hospital.

One of the revelers was injured in the chest, another in the upper abdomen and a third one in the pelvis, abdomen and chest, police who visited them in the hospital said.

The officer fled the scene after the incident. He was later arrested and locked up at Kaptembwa police station hours later.

He was in civilian clothes at the time of the incident, police said.

A Jericho pistol with two rounds of 9mm ammunition was recovered. Also recovered were six spent cartridges.

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