A Taita-Taveta police corporal has been arrested following accusations that he on Friday hunted down a man at a bar and shot him dead.
There are however conflicting reports about the killing of the man who is a caretaker of a house at Mata location.
There are those linking the incident to a love triangle involving the police officer and the deceased while police reports conversely said that the man was a member of the suspected gang that shot dead a Mombasa based police officer last week.
“There has been a grudge between the police officer and the deceased over a woman in the town which has resulted to the killing,” said a source.
Taveta Sub County Police Commander Lawrence Marwa confirmed the killing and said they are holding the police officer in connection with the incident.
Mr Marwa said initial investigations revealed that the police officer shot dead the man in the bar at night on suspicion that the deceased was part of the gang that killed a police officer last week.
He said the matter is however being handled by the Criminal Investigations department (CID). The police commander however denied claims that the killing was as a result of a love triangle.
“The Police officer and the deceased were entertaining themselves in the bar and sat on different tables. The two did not quarrel as claimed by certain quarters. They do not even know each other as well,” Marwa said.
The incident comes barely a week after a Mombasa based police officer was shot dead by suspected gangsters in the border town.