Chaos as 21-Year-Old With AK-47 Opens Fire on Police in City CBD
The young man exchanged fire with police for a while before police cornered him, forcing him to hide in a water tank...
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Chaos erupted in Kisumu’s Central Business District on Monday morning when a 21-year-old man opened fire on police officers on Otieno Oyoo Street, leading to a dramatic standoff.
- The suspect engaged officers in a shootout after being noticed with a suspicious bag near Patel Samaj Temple.
- He then stormed the temple, held a security guard at gunpoint, robbed him, and tied him up before climbing to the roof to continue firing at police.
- A special police team subdued and arrested the man, recovering an AK-47 rifle and five rounds of ammunition.
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