Police shot dead seven suspects and recovered an AK-47 rifle and Administration Police jungle jackets on Thursday morning in Isinya, Kajiado County.
Acting on a tip-off, detectives from the Special Services Unit trailed a black Toyota Fielder registration number KCB 583L within Isinya town but the suspects sped towards Mbirika trading centre on the Isinya-Kiserian road.
However, on reaching the China Construction Site area, the suspects, having sensed that they were being trailed made a U-turn and drove back towards Isinya.
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They were then confronted by the detectives who challenged them to stop their car, leading to the deadly shootout.
All of them were shot dead and the AK-47 rifle whose serial number had been obliterated and loaded with 3 rounds of ammunition, seized.
A police source told K24 Digital that the gunned down suspects were behind violent robberies committed in Mlolongo, Isinya and Nairobi.