Nairobi lawyer Assa Nyakundi who ‘accidentally’ shot and killed his son was on Sunday
Nyakundi was rushed to the hospital after developing shock symptoms while at the Muthaiga Police Station where he had been detained for interrogation on the fatal shooting, Citizen Digital reports.
The lawyer told police he was trying to holster his firearm while in the car when he accidentally fired, shooting his son Joseph Nyakundi on the chest.
According to a statement recorded at Muthaiga Police Station, Mr. Kibagedi and his son were heading home at 1am on Sunday from ICC Church on Mombasa Road and when he approached his house at Muthaiga North, he reached for his pistol to safeguard it.
In the process to holster it, he says he accidentally pulled the trigger shooting his son who was on the back seat of the car.
Police have confiscated the firearm, which had 14 rounds of ammunition after the incident.