Nairobi police shot dead one armed robbery suspect and wounded two others while foiling a robbery on Wangari Maathai Road on March 21, 2026. Officers were tipped off during a routine patrol about three suspects targeting citizens. The two injured suspects remain at large.
On the evening of March 21, 2026, at approximately 5:50 pm, officers from the Nairobi North Sub-Region received credible information from a vigilant member of the public during a routine foot patrol along the busy Jubilee Flyover on Wangari Maathai Road, according to a Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) statement issued on March 22. The tip indicated that three armed criminals—one brandishing a pistol and the others wielding crude weapons—were robbing citizens in the Makaburini area. Officers discreetly followed the suspects, who then ambushed them violently from a bush. The lead attacker levelled a pistol at an officer, prompting police to open fire. One suspect died at the scene, while two others fled with gunshot wounds. Recovered items included a Blow Mini 9 pistol, a magazine with two 9mm rounds, one round chambered, and two additional 9mm rounds from the deceased's pocket. Officers from Starehe and Gigiri Sub-Counties, along with Scenes of Crime personnel, processed the scene. The body was taken to City Mortuary for identification and post-mortem. DCI is pursuing the two wounded suspects. The incident occurred hours after a separate confrontation in Meru County where another suspect was neutralised.