In a startling incident at Makadara Law Courts in Kenya, a routine court session was abruptly disrupted when a magistrate was shot by a police officer minutes ago.
The shocking event occurred during proceedings today, causing panic and confusion within the court room. The shooter shot Magistrate Monica Kivuti in the thigh in Court No. 9.
The magistrate had made a ruling in a case involving the shooters his wife. The shooter has been neutralized by his colleagues.
Emergency services were quickly dispatched to the scene, and the injured magistrate was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.
This alarming event has left the Makadara Law Courts community in shock, highlighting the critical importance of security measures in maintaining the sanctity and safety of judicial proceedings.
According to Kenyan police reports, the senior officer involved in the shooting is a police commander in Kisumu. He had traveled to Nairobi to address a case involving his wife. The court session was being held in a tent outside the main court buildings.
After the magistrate made a ruling on the case, the officer went behind the tent and shot her, as stated by Nairobi police chief Adamson Bungei.
“Other officers present responded by shooting the officer, fatally injuring him,” Bungei added.
In the chaos, another member of the public was also injured.