Three people sustained gunshot wounds on Wednesday in Nairobi’s Huruma area following a day-long tension pitting the police and the residents.
The three sustained the injuries following a chaotic situation that arose when the youth planned to block the Outer Ring Road to protest the fatal shooting of Cheryl Adhiambo, a 21-year-old KMTC student, on Saturday evening.
Amid the melee, a female officer is said to have fired her weapon, injuring the trio on the thighs and lower limbs.
Moments later, the police managed to de-escalate the situation and the three victims were rushed to Kenyatta National Hospital for medical attention.
This came after the 21-year-old student was shot and killed in unclear circumstances in Huruma area, Nairobi.
Locals said the woman identified as Sheryl Adhiambo was shot dead Saturday night, allegedly by police in Huruma Ngei I, Nairobi.
She was hit by a stray bullet as police pursued a suspected thug in the area.
Her killing has sparked protests where local residents engaged police in running battles overnight up to Sunday morning.
At least three cars were burnt and the local police station was vandalised in the chaos.
Sheryl was a first-year student at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC), locals said.
She had just finished her exams and was home to help her mum at a fish kiosk when the incident happened. Police said they were investigating the shooting.
Activities came to a halt on Saturday night and Sunday morning as residents protested the shooting of the woman.
Angry residents blocked roads, lit fires, and torched property, including buses and business stalls.
Gangs took advantage of the chaos to loot shops.
Security agencies later moved in to restore calm and shot in the air to be able to remove the body from the scene.
This was after the move removed the body from the primary scene while protesting the killing.
The police managed to remove the body to the mortuary pending an autopsy.
