Man Killed by Angry Crowd After Firing Gun.
LIKONI, Kenya - A man with a gun caused chaos in Likoni on Friday. He was riding on the back of a motorcycle. When they got to Vyemani Grounds, he would not pay the driver.
The man pulled out an AK47 rifle. He shot it in the air. This scared the motorcycle driver. The two men fought over the gun.
The driver got the gun away from the man. But the man had already fired many shots. The bullets hit two people standing nearby.
A woman was shot in her leg and stomach. A man was shot in his stomach, too. They went to the hospital. Doctors say they will be okay.
Many people heard the gunfire. They came to see what was happening. The crowd attacked the man with the gun. They beat him until he died.
The police came too. But the man was already dead. They found the gun and 12 bullets. They also found the man's phone.
The police say the man and the driver came from Likoni Primary School. They think the man wanted to steal the motorcycle so he would not pay.
Investigators are still looking into what happened. They took the man's body away. They will do an exam to learn more.
The police want people to be careful. They say they do not try to fight criminals alone, as it is dangerous. Instead, they call for help.
The police are sad the man died. But they are glad no one else was badly hurt. They will keep working to stop crime in the area.
LIKONI, Kenya - A man with a gun caused chaos in Likoni on Friday. He was riding on the back of a motorcycle. When they got to Vyemani Grounds, he would not pay the driver.
The man pulled out an AK47 rifle. He shot it in the air. This scared the motorcycle driver. The two men fought over the gun.
The driver got the gun away from the man. But the man had already fired many shots. The bullets hit two people standing nearby.
A woman was shot in her leg and stomach. A man was shot in his stomach, too. They went to the hospital. Doctors say they will be okay.
Many people heard the gunfire. They came to see what was happening. The crowd attacked the man with the gun. They beat him until he died.
The police came too. But the man was already dead. They found the gun and 12 bullets. They also found the man's phone.
The police say the man and the driver came from Likoni Primary School. They think the man wanted to steal the motorcycle so he would not pay.
Investigators are still looking into what happened. They took the man's body away. They will do an exam to learn more.
The police want people to be careful. They say they do not try to fight criminals alone, as it is dangerous. Instead, they call for help.
The police are sad the man died. But they are glad no one else was badly hurt. They will keep working to stop crime in the area.
