Police officer shot dead, another wounded in attack outside Ngong’ bar

NAIROBI: A policeman was Friday dawn shot dead and another one seriously wounded in an attack by gunmen outside a bar in Ngong Town, Kajiado County.

The corporal of police was in the company of four officers on patrol when they were attacked at about 3 am. Police say the one who was wounded is in a serious but stable condition.

They were patrolling when they heard commotion from the Destiny bar where a robbery was apparently going on. And when they went to check, a gunman stormed out of the door with gunfire killing the officer on the spot.

The gunman hit a second officer before he and his accomplices escaped on foot. A major hunt is ongoing in Ngong Town but no arrest has been made so far.

Patrons who were in the bar ran away in the confusion. Nairobi deputy head of police Joseph Limo said they are investigating the incident.