Police in Kitui have gunned down a pastor in a robbery with violence incident at Kavisuni market in Kisasi district.
The pastor whose identity was not immediately established at the shooting scene, was allegedly part of a gang that raided a wholesale shop.
In the shocking incident of preachers of the gospel by the day and gangsters at night, the robbers used to operate two churches in the Matinyani area of Kitui West.
His accomplice in the evening robbery – a fellow worshipper escaped with gunshot wounds after the rogue preachers came under a hail of police bullets.
The pastor was found armed with a toy pistol, a sharp double edged dagger and a fake police radio communication gadget while his accomplice who is on the run is believed to be armed with a real gun.
According to the shop owner, the robbers confronted him posing as police officers moment after he had closed claiming they were investigating a case of stolen goods which they suspected he was selling.
