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Ipoa launches probe into shooting incident of university student

 

The Independent Policing Oversight Authority has launched a probe into the shooting incident of a university student in Machakos.

Ipoa said they have dispatched a Rapid Response Team to the area with instructions to obtain all information that may be relevant in unveiling the circumstances surrounding the incident.

"Where fault is found, the authority shall make recommendations, including but not limited to prosecution," read a document released on Tuesday.

"We appeal to the students and residents to maintain calm and allow the due process of the law to take its course. Ipoa remains committed to being independent, impartial and fair."

The student sustained gunshot injuries during the incident on December 5.

According to the DCI, a police officer is in custody at Machakos police station on suspicion of shooting and injuring the student.

The student together with his colleagues had staged a demonstration against escalating insecurity in the area.

"The student is currently 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," DCI said.

Nine firearms-5 pistols, 3 G-3riffles and one AK-47 assault rifle have been seized from different police officers.

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.   BY THE STAR

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