The truth behind the death of top Nairobi based lawyer Assa Nyakundi’s son is being probed by DCI to solve the puzzle even as the family mourns the loss of the young man described as a jovial person fond of interacting.
Assa’s statement to the police indicated that he shot his son, Joseph Nyakundi, who was seated at the back seat of the car, accidentally as he holstered his revolver.
The two, Mr Nyakundi said, were approaching home from church around 1 pm on Sunday when the accident happened.
“Though it is too early to tell what transpired, it points to intentional, and not accidental shooting,” noted a senior police officer.
A postmortem, which is expected to be conducted on Wednesday will reveal some details including; whether the deceased sustained contact (gun in direct contact to the body) or near-contact wounds (gun not in contact to the body but very close).
On Monday, neighbours revealed they did not hear any gunshots within the vicinity of the neighbourhood, which is considered very quiet.