A prison warder at Uruku GK Prison in Imenti Central, Meru county is holding his female lover in his house and exchanging gun fire with police who have surrounded his house.
Constable Douglas Asuma grabbed a gun from a newly posted colleague on Monday morning and tried to shoot his female lover at a park but missed and hit a another woman who was rushed to Githongo Hospital in critical condition.
The warder then grabbed the woman who works in the prison and is currently holding her hostage in his house which is adjacent to the prison.
Police officers then arrived and surrounded the house in their bid to save the family but the warder began shooting at them occasioning a heavy exchange of fire.
Armed officers from Kariene Police station have cordoned off the house and asked members of the public to keep off as the warder shoots in the air.
Two children who were in the house at the time have been allowed to leave.
Imenti central police boss Boniface Lisiolo who is leading the operation said they are trying to convince the officer to release the female hostage as well.