An AK47 riffle and 10 rounds of ammunition were recovered after police shot dead four suspected gangsters in Kisian, Kisumu County.

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An accomplice to the crime was also arrested during the Thursday incident.

One of the suspects who had escaped with gunshot wounds later succumbed as he tried to hide in the nearby hill in the area.

Flying Squad and the Quick Response Team were acting on a tip off from the public.

"The suspects were planning to commit a robbery at Mamboleo area in Kisumu. When they were stopped, they started firing at officers who shot back, killing three on the spot," County Commissioner Mohammed Maalim said.

The four suspects are said to be Bondo Town natives.