DCI Detective Shoots Self to Death
DCI Detective Shoots Self to Death
At the agency’s offices on Kiambu Road, a detective working for the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) shot himself and died on Wednesday.The matter is being looked into, and DCI boss Mohammed Amin revealed that the corporal driver shot himself.
“A Corporal driver and the matter is under investigation,” Amin stated. The detective reportedly shot himself in the head while imprisoned in his car, which was parked in the complex.
When his coworkers hurried to investigate after hearing the gunshot, they discovered his lifeless body on the car seat. His body has been sent to a mortuary to await an autopsy. Only a week had elapsed since the death of another Special Operations Bureau (SOB) police officer who shot himself in the chin before the current event.
Several minutes after shooting a neighbor who had stepped in to help, the police turned the gun on himself.According to a police record from the time, the officer in Kayole had threatened to kill himself in a phone call to a friend who works as a police commander at the station. When the commander arrived on the scene, he was informed by neighbors that the officer had been taken by ambulance to the hospital. When he arrived at Komarock Modern Hospital, he was declared dead.The National Police Service and Second Lady Pastor Dorcas Rigathi teamed up in January to assist suffering officers and their families as cases of suicide inside the police service increased.
The alliance will focus on mental health, officer rehabilitation, and welfare for widows and orphans, according to a statement from the NPS.The police will also receive chaplain services from Dorcas’ office.You should never hesitate to ask for assistance if you’re having mental health problems, counsellors, medical professionals, and psychologists suggest. For assistance, dial the free hotline number 1199 of the Kenya Red Cross.
