Breaking sad: Police officer shoots himself in Kisii county,DEAD

Police constable Richard Kiptoo shoots himself dead at Kenyerere police station, Sameta sub county of Kisii country

KISII COUNTY
SAMETA SUBCOUNTY
KENYERERE POLICE STATION;
SUBJECT: SHOOTING/DEATH OF A POLICE OFFICER.OB 05/21/11/2019 AT 6.30AM.
IT WAS REPORTED BY NO. 225571 SGT JACOB OYORU THAT HE HEARD A GUNSHOT FROM THE HOUSE OF HIS NEIGHBOUR NO. 120238 PC RICHARD KIPTOO. HE RUSHED TO THE SCENE AND FOUND THE DOOR LOCKED FROM INSIDE. HE INFORMED THE OCS WHO IMMEDIATELY RESPONDED AND BOTH BROKE INTO THE HOUSE. ON ENTERING THEY FOUND THE SAID OFFICER LYING DEAD ON THE FLOOR AND FOUND AN AK-47 RIFLE S/NO 59013757 LOADED WITH 28 ROUNDS OF LIVE AMMUNITIONS OF 7.62MM SPECIAL AND TWO SPENT CARTRIDGES WHICH HAD BEEN ISSUED TO HIM WHEN HE REPORTED ON DUTY TODAY AT 6.00AM.SCENE VISITED BY SCPC, SCCIO AND CSSS PERSONNEL AND BODY WITH TWO GUNSHOT WOUNDS ON THE CHIN AND THE CHEST, PROCESSED AND TAKEN TO KTRH MORTUARY AWAITING AUTOPSY. INQUEST NO 1/2019 OPENED