Policeman shoots dead barmaid,injures three revelers over Sh16,000 bill in Nakuru

Piece by: CYRUS OMBATI
Crime

• During the Wednesday 2 am incident, the officer is said to have opened fire in the pub before fleeing.

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A drinking spree ended in death after a police officer shot and killed a barmaid in an argument over a bill she had given him in a popular club in Nakuru.

Three other revelers are nursing serious gunshot injuries at Nakuru Level Five Hospital after the police officer allegedly refused to pay a bill of Sh16,000 at the joint.

During the Wednesday 2 am incident, the officer is said to have opened fire in the pub before fleeing.

Police said the officer was however arrested and locked up at Kaptembwa police station hours later.

Police said the three victims comprised two men and a woman and were in hospital.

Witnesses said the officer allegedly argued with the barmaid over the bill before he reached out to his pistol and opened fire.

He was in civilian clothes at the time of the incident, police said.

He opened fire and injured three other revelers.

One of the revelers was injured in the chest, another in the upper abdomen and a third one in the pelvis, abdomen and chest, police who visited them in hospital said.

The victims are in stable but serious condition, police said.

The said police officer was arrested and a Jericho pistol with two rounds of 9mm ammunition was recovered.

Also recovered were six spent cartridges.

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