{"id":76643,"date":"2022-12-07T15:18:40","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T15:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/machakos-varsity-student-shot-by-police-during-demo-dies"},"modified":"2022-12-07T15:18:40","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T15:18:40","slug":"machakos-varsity-student-shot-by-police-during-demo-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/machakos-varsity-student-shot-by-police-during-demo-dies","title":{"rendered":"Machakos varsity student shot by police during demo dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>The Machakos University student shot by a police officer during student demonstrations on Monday has died.<\/p>\n<p>The student succumbed to the injuries at Machakos Level 5 Hospital where he was receiving medication on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Information on his death was received by many including fellow students with shock.<\/p>\n<p>He had been fighting for his life at the hospital after undergoing surgery following the incident.<\/p>\n<p>The student together with his colleagues had staged a demonstration against escalating insecurity in the area.<\/p>\n<p>A police officer who shot the deceased had been earlier arrested and locked up at Machakos police station where he was attached.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The student is currently fighting for his life at the Machakos Level 5 hospital and is suspected to have been part of a group of students that had engaged the police in running battles for the better part of the day,&#8221; the DCI earlier said.<\/p>\n<p>A total of nine firearms \u2014 five pistols, three G-3riffles and one AK-47 assault rifle &#8211; were seized from different police officers.<\/p>\n<p>The weapons will be subjected to forensic ballistic analysis at the DCI National Forensic Laboratory to scientifically ascertain which firearms were misused during the demos.<\/p>\n<p>The officer was arrested hours after another suspected cop was cornered in a robbery incident in the area and was placed behind bars.<\/p>\n<p>The officer in plain clothes together with an accomplice attacked two students as they headed to their rented quarters in the wee hours of Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One of them was, however, lucky to escape as his classmate was attacked and his mobile phone snatched by the officer,&#8221; DCI said.<\/p>\n<p>Quick action by students living nearby saved their colleague, leading to the arrest of the two who are now facing robbery with violence charges.<\/p>\n<p>On December 2, 14 robbery with violence suspects linked to a spate of robberies targeting university students living outside the campus, were arrested and placed behind bars in an operation aimed at restoring sanity in the area.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We appeal to the Machakos University students and their student leaders to remain calm as detectives expedite investigations into the security incidents and bring all the suspects to book,&#8221; DCI said.<\/p>\n<p>Machakos county police commander Issa Mohammud on Monday said that 33 suspects had been arrested by Monday evening over criminal incidences in Machakos town and its environs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. The Machakos University student shot by a police officer during student demonstrations on Monday has died. The student succumbed to the injuries at Machakos Level 5 Hospital where he was receiving medication on Wednesday morning. Information on his death was received by many including fellow students with shock. 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