Another suspect in the strange death of a PC attached to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has been gunned down at his home in Nairobi's Njiru sub-county.

PHOTO | COURTESY David Mayaka

According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), John Kamau, aka Farouk, was killed in a gunfight with investigators on Tuesday morning after refusing to surrender.

Farouk's handgun was discovered, along with 12 rounds of ammunition and other mobile phones believed to have been obtained forcefully from victims of crime in the city. 

Part of the DCI statement reads, Armed with the CZ pistol that fired the fatal shots which took detective Mayaka’s life, the bloodthirsty thug had emerged from his door at an apartment in Njiru Sub-County and shot at one of our men, injuring him on his left thigh.


It adds that This prompted his colleagues to retaliate with speed and efficiency, killing the miscreant on the spot in the dawn operation conducted on the second floor of flat B4-124 by an elite team of investigators drawn from the Crime Research & Intelligence Bureau.

Another suspect Alex Wanjiru, 23, was arrested last week in connection to the murder of the DCI officer. Suspect number three, Henry Njihia, is still on the run as the hunt to bring him to justice continues.

PHOTO | COURTESY Alex Wanjiru

David was shot dead a few weeks ago after his car broke down on an abandoned road in the middle of the night. The thieves also shot his wife in the leg during the incident.

CCTV footage has emerged showing the moment Makadara DCI officer David Mayaka was shot dead by gunmen in Kayole's Mihango area on Tuesday night. https://t.co/kiROSoX5qA pic.twitter.com/Er15F6WNY3