By Antynet Ford
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has invited witnesses to provide any evidence that could aid investigations into the fatal shooting of Rex Kanyike Masai on June 20.
According to the IPOA, this information will help families and friends find closure while also contributing to police accountability.
“IPOA appeals for witness accounts for anyone who may have witnessed the fatal shooting of Rex Masai to advance its investigations. To offer information you can call toll-free through 1559 (free of charge) or 0204906000.” IPOA stated.
Masai aged 29, was shot dead during Thursday’s anti-finance bill protests.
The shooting took place at about 7 pm along Moi Avenue.
An aerial video captured the moment the victim was shot.
A group of protesters had been pushed by police from parts of Kenyatta Avenue, City Hall Way, and other places when they gathered at Moi Avenue.
At the Avenue, they were dancing and chanting anti-Finance Bill slogans when sounds of gunshots rented the air.
Rex was hit in the leg and fell on the road crying for help.
Other protesters stopped to help him.
He was rushed to Bliss Hospital Moi Avenue where he was pronounced dead while being attended to.
Officials at the clinic said a patient was brought into the facility by members of the public while unconscious with an injury on the thigh of his left leg but succumbed to the same while undergoing treatment.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy.
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