DCI Probe Link Between slain Eldoret gang and Murder of PCEA Reverend
"Investigators are also analysing forensic and other evidence to establish the gang's involvement in a robbery with violence incident reported at Gathioro Police Station, during which a PCEA Reverend was murdered, as well as other crimes across the region," the DCI said in a stat..
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Detectives are investigating a possible link between four suspected gang members killed in Uasin Gishu County and the murder of a PCEA Reverend, as well as several violent robberies across the Rift Valley.
- The suspects are believed to have operated as an organized criminal gang since late last year, posing as police and military officers.
- Investigators from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) are analyzing evidence, including a recovered Falcon pistol, to determine involvement in previous crimes.
- The gang allegedly used security uniforms and firearms, including an AK-47 rifle and a pistol, to rob motorists.
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