Police Officer Arrested For Shooting ‘Kidnaper’ In Tuk Tuk
A police officer stationed in Kakamega County was arrested following an altercation with an unknown tuk-tuk crew on Kakamega-Kisumu Road.
According to a police report, police constable Nathan Bett, who had been assigned to maintain order on the court grounds, returned his Ceska pistol with 13 rounds of ammunition.
Upon investigation, it was discovered that the officer fired two rounds of ammunition during a scuffle with a tuk-tuk crew.
According to police officer Bett, the tuk-tuk driver refused to stop for the officer to alight at the Kakamega Police Station gate.
He added that the unknown individuals intended to kidnap him and fired rounds to defend himself.
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Preliminary investigations revealed that Officer Bett shot a 28-year-old man who suffered two gunshot wounds on his left shoulder, one penetrating the right collarbone and exiting the left collarbone.
He was rushed to Mukumu Dispensary and then transferred to Oasis Multispecialty Hospital in Kakamega, where he is receiving medical care.
Officer Bett was taken into custody and will be charged with attempted murder as investigations continue.
“The said officer has been arrested and placed in cell for attempting murder. Also, action to be taken to the in charge armoury for issuing a ceska to a member of other ranks,” the report read in part.
Police Officer Arrested For Shooting ‘Kidnaper’ In Tuk Tuk
