Police in Mutuati, Meru County, are investigating an incident in which a motorcycle rider was shot and killed before being robbed of his motorcycle.

According to police, the rider, identified as Douglas Mutembei, 20, was found on the roadside minutes after he had been shot in the head and robbed of his motorcycle on the night of June 22.

Further, the police said the incident occurred when the deceased was riding his recently purchased motorbike in Nkandone Centre.

According to witnesses, three unidentified individuals on another motorbike obstructed Mutembei and shot them in the head before grabbing his motorbike and fleeing the area.

The deceased's pillion companion fell and sustained injuries.

As investigations continued, police who responded to the scene said that a spent cartridge was found.

However, no arrests or finds have been made thus far.

Police believe the group was after Mutembei's brand-new motorbike.

A police team is looking into the homicide and robbery.