A Maseno University student was on Monday morning shot dead during an Anti-government protest within the area that saw six police officers injured.
The third-year student was hit on the neck around 5 pm. The student had joined other Azimio la Umoja demonstrators following the call by its leader.
According to a police report, during the protests, they invaded the Sairam supermarket, in Maseno town and other business premises along Kisumu-Busia road.
The report further indicated that they went ahead and lit bonfires and barricaded stones along the road.
"After some time, the students started pelting stones at the police line where they damaged window panes in ten houses and the police station", it read in parts.
It further indicated that the protestors overpowered the officers who were manning the station after the officers ran out of teargas canisters and blanks.
The report stated that six police officers were injured during the skirmishes.
"This prompted the officers who had been sent out to quell the intruders to fire live bullets. Consequently, the 3rd year student was hit on the neck", the police report read.
He was rushed to Coptic Hospital where was pronounced dead on arrival.
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