Dennis Kimani Mwitheri aka Denoo, aged 32 years old was on Saturday gunned down by Police in Kiandutyu slums, Thika. The Police also recovered a pistol with four rounds of ammunition from him.
Kiambu County Police Commander Ali Nuno who only took office last week, said the deceased was traced to his home following the kidnapping of two girls from Kenyatta Secondary School in Makongeni, Thika, on May 1, 2019.
“The girls’ parents reported them missing on May 2 and, following intense investigations by our officers, they were traced to the suspect’s house in Kiandutu,” said the police boss.
The deceased reportedly fired at unarmed police officers who went to arrest him but they, fortunately, overpowered and fatally shot him using his own pistol.
Mr. Nuno, while firing a warning shot to criminals in the county, said the deceased was part of a gang that has been terrorizing Kiandutu slum dwellers and Thika residents for a while.