According to police, both victims, believed to be members of the Somali Bantu community, sustained gunshot wounds and the motive is yet to be known

Two people were fatally shot and a National Police Reservist (NPR) injured following a shooting incident in Hagadera, Fafi subounty, Garissa county.

The bodies of Ahmed Madey Jarman, 22, and Abdiaziz Mohamed Abdille, 25, were recovered on Friday after a contingent of security officers led by the Fafi subcounty police commander visited Block J11 to assess the scene following an earlier assault incident.

The incident also left NPR officer 33, injured after he was allegedly struck on the head and back with a crude weapon while on foot patrol along Blocks J11 and L10.

The NPR’s G3 rifle went missing during the incident, alongside ammunition. The weapon was however later recovered in a police operation.

Police said 37 rounds of ammunition, two magazines and one ammunition pouch were also recovered at the scene.

Another NPR officer, escaped unharmed with his G3 rifle, which was loaded with 40 rounds of ammunition.

The injured officer was admitted to IRC Hospital in Hagadera, where he is receiving treatment.

The bodies of the two deceased were also taken to the same facility and secured pending postmortem examinations.

Police said investigations into the circumstances surrounding the shooting continued on Sunday and no arrest had been made.

Elsewhere, police in Wajir county are investigating an incident in which a group of people allegedly armed with guns and accompanied by an excavator destroyed two water dams in Bujigaras Settlement, Wajir Bor Division.

The incident reportedly occurred on October 29, at around 10pm, when a group believed to have come from Wajir South arrived at the settlement in Abaqfin Location.

According to police, the group was travelling in two Toyota Probox vehicles and was allegedly accompanied by individuals identified as National Police Reservists (NPR) officers and an excavator.

The group reportedly used the excavator to level two dams in the area.

When questioned about their actions, the individuals allegedly fired several rounds into the air before leaving the scene.

The three administrators later visited the scene and confirmed that the two dams had been destroyed.

They also recovered 19 spent cartridges, which were collected and preserved as exhibits.

Police are expected to investigate the circumstances surrounding the destruction of the water facilities, the identity of those involved and the alleged use of firearms during the incident.