A police officer has left colleagues in shock after he shot himself dead on Sunday.

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The officer attached to MacKinnon GSU camp, reportedly committed suicide by using his rifle to shoot himself on the head, in Kinango Sub-County.

Confirming the incident, a police statement from Taru police station said 26-year-old Thomas Kibet Chepkwony shot himself using a G3 rifle at around 1pm.

Police have since launched investigations into the murder.