Cop Shoots Dead Barmaid, Injures 3 In Following Argument Over Sh16,000 Bill

NAKURU Kenya December 13 – A Police Constable shot and killed a barmaid during an argument over a bill in a popular club in Nakuru town on Wednesday morning.

Three other revellers are nursing serious gunshot injuries at Nakuru Level Five Hospital after the officer from the Nakuru Central police station refused to pay a bill of Sh16,000 at the Vegas Club, a popular joint.

During the 2 am incident, the officer is said to have opened fire in the pub before fleeing but he was later arrested.

Police headquarters has said he will be charged with murder and causing aggravated bodily harm once the investigations are complete.

The victims, two men and a woman, are admitted in hospital in a serious condition.

According to eye witnesses the deceased identified as Ann Maina, 30 had an argument with the officer over the bill. He withdrew his pistol and opened fire at the revelers, killing the woman on the spot and injuring the three.

One of the revellers was injured in the chest, another in the upper abdomen and a third one in the pelvis, abdomen and chest, police who visited them in hospital said.

Officers recovered the Jericho pistol loaded with 2 rounds of ammunition and six other six spent cartridges.