Police shoot mad man in Maua
Police at Maua Police Station shot a mad man on October 27, 2016 after he allegedly attacked them.
What you need to know:
- He was shot in the hand after he refused to leave the station.
- Thuranira was later discharged and put into custody at Maua Police Station.
Police in Igembe South have shot a mad man after he allegedly stormed Maua station and threatened to attack officers.
Mr Felix Thuranira was shot on the hand and was later taken to Nyambene Sub-County Hospital for treatment.
Confirming the incident, Igembe South police chief Jane Nyakeruma said the man entered the station through one of the gates hiding a club and a panga under his clothes.
She said Mr Thuranira went to one of their vehicle and started hitting it with the club.
"Our officers were alert from the moment he started entering the gate and when they tried to stop him, he started running towards the other end of the station," said the police boss.
RUNNING AWAY
While running away, Mr Thuranira started smashing the window panes of the office belonging to the officer commanding the station.
One of officers shot in the air to scare the man who was threatening to cut an officer with the panga.
He was shot after he refused to leave the station.
Mr Thuranira was later discharged and put into custody at Maua Police Station.
The police chief said the man had visited the station in the past, claiming he had been robbed of Sh 300,000.
