A 21-year-old robbery with violence suspect who robbed a security guard at gunpoint in Kisumu has been arrested.
The suspect, Kelvin Oduor, alias Kevoo, was apprehended after Kisumu Sub-County Law Enforcement Officers on patrol heard gunshots within the area and swiftly responded.
Upon arrival, officers established that the suspect had attacked a security guard, robbed him of his mobile phone and rubber shoes, before fleeing the scene.
Determined not to let him escape, the officers launched a hot pursuit that paid off when the suspect was discovered hiding inside a water storage drum on the rooftop of Patel Sarmaji Building.
He was arrested on the spot, and an AK-47 rifle loaded with a magazine containing five rounds of ammunition was recovered from his possession.
The suspect was escorted to Kisumu Central Police Station, where his case is being being processed pending arraignment.
Such cases have lately been rampant in Kisumu, with many people falling victims to young men aged between 17-25.
