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Detectives from the Operations Action Team (OAT), working in collaboration with their counterparts from Transmara South, have arrested the prime suspect linked to the fatal shooting of a 35-year-old man in Ang\u2019ata Barrikoi, Narok County.<\/p>\n
The suspect was arrested on December 31, 2025, in Lolgorian following a sustained manhunt that began after the killing of Charles Korir on the night of August 13, 2025.<\/p>\n
According to police reports, the incident occurred near Loliondo Farm in the Mashangwa area, along the Ngeendalel-Mashangwa Road.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Residents in the area reported hearing gunshots that night, prompting officers to rush to the scene.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Upon arrival, police found Korir lying lifeless, having sustained two gunshot wounds to the head at close range.<\/p>\n
“Preliminary investigation revealed that a gang of about eight armed men ambushed and attacked the victim,” police said.<\/p>\n
After the attack, the assailants reportedly fled the scene on foot, escaping through a nearby sugarcane plantation in the direction of Migori County, complicating immediate pursuit efforts.<\/p>\n
Detectives secured and meticulously documented the crime scene as part of standard procedure. <\/p>\n
Korir\u2019s body was later transferred to Kilgoris Hospital Mortuary, where it was preserved pending a post-mortem examination to aid further investigations.<\/p>\n
In the weeks and months that followed, detectives intensified efforts to track down those responsible, relying on forensic evidence, intelligence gathering and coordinated operations across the region.\u00a0<\/p>\n
These efforts eventually led investigators to the suspect, who was cornered and arrested in Lolgorian.<\/p>\n
Following his arrest, the suspect was processed and arraigned before the Kilgoris Law Courts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The court granted him a cash bail of Sh100,000. However, he was unable to raise the amount and has since been remanded at Lolgorian Police Station.<\/p>\n
The court scheduled the case for mention on January 13, 2026, as investigations continue.<\/p>\n
Police say the arrest marks a significant breakthrough in the case but emphasise that the probe is far from over. <\/p>\n
Detectives are actively pursuing additional leads aimed at arresting the remaining suspects believed to have participated in the attack.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Authorities believe the gang may have dispersed to different locations to evade arrest.<\/p>\n
Law enforcement agencies have urged members of the public to continue cooperating with investigators by sharing any information that may assist in apprehending the suspects still at large.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Police have reiterated their commitment to ensuring justice for the victim and restoring security in Ang\u2019ata Barrikoi and its surrounding areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Arrest\/File\u00a0 Detectives from the Operations Action Team (OAT), working in collaboration with their counterparts from Transmara South, have…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2222,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[1688,2170,2172,1179,98,100,152,2171,101,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-2221","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tanzania","8":"tag-arrest","9":"tag-barrikoi","10":"tag-dci","11":"tag-police","12":"tag-star-news","13":"tag-star-news-kenya","14":"tag-tanzania","15":"tag-teacher","16":"tag-the-star","17":"tag-the-star-newspaper"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2221"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2221\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}