The crime scene , Lovely Bar in Mtongwe Mombasa where a jilted top officer shot dead his lover before killing himself has turned into a ghost joint with patrons shying away despite the booming Easter holiday.
A spot check at the bar saw a few loyal clients engaged in low tone talks as they try to come into terms with the horrific incident that left two lovers dead.
The Likoni deputy OCS Jacob Omondi surprised patrons at the pub on Thursday night when he pulled his ceska pistol and pumped several bullets into a woman’s body before turning the gun on himself.
The woman identified as Ms Peninah Kaimenyi was a waitress at the pub and her relationship with the police officer is rumoured to had threatened the family of the cop.
Eye witnesses recounted how minutes prior to the ugly incident the duo had engaged into a misunderstanding that quickly degenerated into a heated debate that attracted attention of the management and other customers.
The two bodies are lying at the Coast general Hospital while detectives handling the case are said to be taking statements from close friends and family members of the two lovers in a bid to establish the root cause of the shocking incident.