Police officer escapes after he shot, killed colleague while on duty

Police in Vihiga have launched investigations after an officer allegedly shot and killed his colleague while on duty at the government fertiliser depot in Esirabe, Luanda.

The suspect is now on the run as security agencies intensify their pursuit.

According to Luanda Sub-County Police Commander Richard Siele, the deceased officer, Nicholas Samoei, died from a gunshot wound to the head.

The suspect, identified as Kevin Omondi, had initially claimed that Samoei shot himself, before switching off his phone and disappearing.

"Tulipata bunduki zote mbili: ya yule mwenye alikuwa amepiga simu na ya marehemu. Uchunguzi ulipokuwa ukiendelea ilibainika kwamba huyo afisa si kwamba alijiua bali aliuliwa, na tunashuku yule ambaye alikuwa na yule alipiga simu, ambaye ni mwenzake.”

“Tuko na huzuni kwa kitendo ambacho kimetokea mahali hapa, kwa sababu tunajua askari ni walinzi wetu. Haijakuwa jambo la busara askari kuua mwenzake. Tuko na huzuni sana. Serikali ya Kenya iangalie jambo hili na mrekebishe maneno kama haya," added a resident, Thomas Okwako.

The body has since been moved to the Vihiga County Referral Hospital mortuary, as police appeal to the public for information to help track down the fugitive officer.