How police shot 3 innocent family members while celebrating new year

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Imagine the police shooting you inside your own home in the name of protecting you.This is the pain and shock of a Baringo family struggling to come to terms with the reality.

Three members of the same family were allegedly shot by police officers as they were celebrating the new year on Tuesday.

Philemon Korir (28), Caroline Chebet (26), and Margaret Jabichii(14) are nursing gunshot wounds after they were the victims of a shooting incident that occurred when they were celebrating.

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The incident allegedly took place at their home in Mutitu village, Baringo when officers from Muchongoi Police Station stormed the household.

Recalling the event, Kiror told journalists that they heard gunshots at around 8 PM following by a command to lie on the floor.

He was shot on the back while his relatives were shot on the chest  and leg.

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The incident sparked anger from the residents who staged demonstrations at Kabel Shopping Centre accusing them of engaging in harassment and extortion from residents.

They further faulted the officers of failing to crack down on criminal gangs in the area.

Human rights activists who joined in the demos called for the prosecution of the officers involved.

They urged Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i to take action on the officers.

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