Flying Squad detective shot dead in Taveta by notorious Mombasa gang

A Flying Squad detective on Monday evening succumbed to injuries caused after he was shot to times by members of a robbery ring.

The officer had been pursuing the robbers after they were caught on camera stealing from a lady in Mombasa.

Taveta divisional police commander (OCPD) Lawrence Maroa confirmed the incident adding that the detective had identified the suspects before they killed him.

Scene where Flying Squad detectives recently killed 7 thugs ece-auto-gen

"He was the one who identified them. They shot him two times," Mr Maroa stated.

Residents of Taveta town who witnessed the scene scampered for safety as the suspects fled to evade arrest.

Suspects escape to Tanzania

"They escaped using a boda boda towards Holili. The boda boda was abandoned at the border and they then escaped on foot

"The operation is ongoing. We are doing all we can to arrest them," Maroa added.

Flying Squad is a department within the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) which conducts high level operations and are normally in plain-clothes.