A pregnant woman was killed during a shootout between police officers and criminals in Riva–rori area of Gachie yesterday evening.
Wanja Mungai, a 27-year old attendant at Meaty Meaty butchery, would have given birth in February. Mungai died at a Nairobi hospital where she was taken after she was shot in the head. It was not clear who shot her.
A five-year old boy she was with was also hospitalized after sustaining injuries in the incident that took place at about 3pm.
It was said that the woman had gone to an M-Pesa shop to find change for a customer when she was shot. The bullet that hit her tore through iron sheet and pierced through her right eye.
A report filed at the police headquarters at Vigilance House stated that the shootout involved AP officers and three men armed with AK 47 rifles.
The gang reportedly intended to steal from a supermarket in the area.Police intensified operations in the area following the shootout. Family and friends gathered on Tuesday at Mungai’s home in Gachie to make burial arrangements.