Drama unfolded in Kahawa West, Nairobi, after a Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officer was robbed at gunpoint by four men in the Congo area.
According to a police report, the officer, who is attached to the 30th Special Forces Unit in Karen but was currently undertaking a course at Kahawa Barracks, reported that the incident happened on Monday evening.
The assailants locked him inside a room, stripped him and forced him to transfer KSh19,000, followed by an additional KSh1,500, to a mobile phone number they provided.
Following the report, officers from Kahawa West Police Station launched investigations and traced the suspects to a wines and spirits outlet along Kamae Road.
However, drama unfolded when one of the suspects attempted to flee after being cornered by police officers, prompting the officers to open fire.
During the shooting, a 55-year-old civilian identified as Bernard Kilanga Kariuki, who was seated near the suspect, sustained a gunshot wound to the leg.
He was rushed to Kenyatta University Referral Hospital for treatment as police continued handling the incident.
