Suspect in Wells Fargo manager murder shot dead in attempted gun fight with police

One more suspect linked to the murder of slain Wells Fargo Human Resource manager Willis Ayieko was on Thursday shot dead by police in Kisumu after he was found at a guest house within the lakeside city.

Nyanza Regional Police Commander Patrick Tito said that the suspect, whose name he withheld, cocked a pistol and took aim at the officers, prompting them to open fire.

Police believe that the suspect is part of a carjacking ring whose two members were arrested on Thursday when police thwarted a planned highway robbery and recovered Ayieko's stolen pistol.

Tito added that police are in pursuit of more people linked to the heinous murder.

Ayieko’s body was found dumped near a stream in Nyamninia sub-location within Gem Yala, Siaya County on October 24, 2024.

He had reportedly gone missing on Friday, October 18, 2024, after attending a burial in North Gem location.

On Tuesday, October 22, his vehicle was found abandoned near a petrol station in Sabatia, Vihiga County.

Police have since apprehended three suspects in connection to the incident, among them Victor Okoth Ouma who was arrested in Nairobi’s Dandora estate and presented at the Siaya Law Courts on Wednesday.

Investigators were granted 21 days to detain the suspect as part of their probe. Police said Ouma was placed at the crime scene through forensic analysis.

He is also said to have made transactions via Ayieko’s mobile phone; the money was later withdrawn.

The suspect informed on his accomplices to investigators, who laid an ambush on their vehicle along the Siaya-Luanda highway on Tuesday night.