Three dead after a gang fight in Nairobi

Three people were shot dead and three others wounded in a gang fight in Mathare slums, Nairobi.
 

Two of the victims were shot dead by police as they escaped from a crime scene.
 

A gang had shot dead one man and injured three others in a confrontation over control of resources in the slum.
 

Police said two rival gangs had been fighting in the area on Wednesday afternoon after a disagreement of unknown issues.
 

Come Wednesday night, one of the rival gangs invaded the slum and shot dead one man identified as Rodgers Simiyu, 23 before injuring three others.
 

Police were alerted and caught up with the escaping gang along Juja Road where they shot and killed two. Nairobi police boss Japheth Koome said the gang was using motorbikes and a salon car in their mission.
 

"Two were killed while the other accomplices managed to escape. We are however looking for them in the area," said Koome.
 

The bodies were taken to the mortuary while the injured are in stable condition in hospital.