A senior police officer in Likoni, Mombasa has cut short his life after shooting his girlfriend after a fit of anger.

Is there a story unfolding in your community? Let Hivisasa know

Following a quarrel on Thursday night, Likoni Deputy Officer Commanding Station, Joab Omondi shot her girlfriend to death at Lovely Bar in Mtongwe. 

According to an eye-witness, Omondi checked in at the bar where he is reportedly said to frequent.

His girlfriend served her but an altercation ensued minutes after midnight.  As the quarrel intensified, Omondi brandished a pistol and pointed it to her head before pulling the trigger.

After shooting his girlfriend, he shot himself.

He was rushed to Coast General Hospital for emergency treatment but pronounced dead upon arrival.

 "Body moved to Coast General Hospital mortuary. The motive of the shooting is yet to be established," the report reads as quoted by the Daily Nation

The investigation of the tragic incident was launched at Inuka Police Station.