4 Men Shot Multiple Times In Buruburu On Christmas Had Criminal Records, Police

• The four-man gang fatally wounded on December 24 in Nairobi's Buruburu area were hardened criminals, investigators have disclosed
• According to police, they would partake in burglary, theft and robbery within Nairobi and its outskirts
• An autopsy undertaken on three of the four bodies at City Mortuary revealed excessive bleeding from multiple gunshot wounds as the cause of the deaths

Nairobi - The police have uncovered the supposed dark past of the quartet of men felled by bullets in the Buruburu area on December 24.

They had been released from prison in November, sources close to the investigation revealed.

Citizen TV reports that the deceased were involved in burglary, theft, and robberies.

According to the sources, the gang had run-ins with the law several times while troubling civilians in Kiambu and Nairobi counties.

Dark past of the murdered Buruburu quartet

They would be armed with daggers and guns; a preliminary probe into their deaths suggests they had a firearm rivalry.

According to police, the deceased partnered in all their criminal undertakings had been released from prison in November.

The group comprised Brian Mwangi, Julius Mwangi, Francis Kamau, and Benson Mwangi.

John Achoka was the fifth member who escaped death after travelling upcountry for Christmas.

One of their alleged robbery activity was early this year when they broke into a pharmaceutical business in Athi River where they made away with items valued at over KSh 690,000.

They would later terrorise the residents of Tassuia in Embakasi.

They were charged in April and jailed in the Athi River GK Prisons until November when they secured their freedom oblivious of the tragic ends awaiting them in the public.

Police further established that the gang hired vehicles with which they operated in their activities.

Status of investigations

Nairobi police boss Adamson Bungei said investigators had not yet established the motive or those behind the shooting.

A Buruburu local said they heard gunshots, and when they checked, they found the young men dead.

“We were called by neighbours who heard the gunshots and mistook it to be fireworks, only to find the bodies there,” said Bungei.

He disclosed that three bodies were found outside the car they had and one inside.

The four were driving a Suzuki Swift that was sprayed with several bullets, immobilising the men.

The incident happened 1 km away from Buruburu Police Station. Police recovered two daggers from one of the deceased.

Postmortem findings

An autopsy conducted on two of the four bodies indicated the men died after losing much blood.

The deceased comprised a duo of cousins; Brian and Julius Mwangi.

According to the autopsy, Brian sustained a total of 12 gunshot wounds, with his cousin taking in six rounds.

The third body is that of Benson Mwangi, who sustained five gunshot wounds.

The fourth body remained unidentified and unclaimed as of the time of publishing this.