One of the cops present at the scene during the killing of senior Pakistanijournalist Arshad Sharif — *shot dead in “mistaken identity” case inNairobilink*—has claimed that they were fired at first, and that is what prompted thefatal shooting, as a team of the police officers surrendered their weapons,Kenyan media reported Wednesday.
A news update by Kenyan publication, *The Star*, stated that the police areinvestigating the event and the injury to one of the officers involved inthe shootout to see if there were any additional shooters.
It stated that the law enforcement personnel will also question the ownersof the Ammodump Kwenia Shooting Range, where Sharif spent the day beforebeing killed.
As per the publication, the said shooting range defines itself as a crucialtraining ground for security officers wishing to improve their shootingskills.
“We specialise in Defence and Security equipment. Ammodump was formed in2015 by a group of like-minded individuals who sought to combinebest-in-class brands, assets and people within the complex risk managementindustry,” said the publication about the range.
The publication also reported that Sharif’s driver, Khurram Ahmed, is thebrother of the owner of the range, Waqar Ahmed.
Khurram had called Waqar after the shooting and informed him of theincident. It was then that Waqar instructed his brother to drive Sharif toa shopping centre for first aid.
The driver is being considered among persons of interest in the probe. Thepublication had tried reaching out to him but was unsuccessful.Corporal claims Sharif’s car fired first
The publication stated that Corporal Kelvin Mutuku, one of the officersinvolved in the shooting, was admitted to a hospital with a bullet injuryon his left palm.
The publication shared that the corporal said that he and his colleagueswere fired upon before the car carrying Sharif approached the roadblockthey had established.
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The Star reported the officers, who are trainers at the local policetraining camp, claimed that they were positioned in one area at the time ofthe incident and it is unlikely the bullet was friendly fire.
The first shot is being claimed as the reason for the subsequent shootingat Sharif’s car
The publication said that Corporal Mutuku told the police that they drovefrom the training camp to the site of the shooting after they receivedinformation that a car that was missing was sighted in the Kiserian area ofKenya.
The cops then formed a roadblock using stones, parked their car a fewmetres away with the lights on, and waited for the car to arrive. Theofficer said that a caller provided them with information that a car wasracing towards them.
The officer claimed that a few minutes after that call, the car with Sharifalong with his driver, drove past the roadblock despite seeing the policecar’s lights on. He claimed that they tried to stop the car but were shotat first, prompting the fatal shooting.
The publication stated that the officer told the police that Sharif’sdriver, Khurram, drove a few kilometres ahead and stopped the car at hisbrother’s home after realising Sharif had died of bleeding.
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