According to police reports, the incident occurred at around 2:00 a.m. when the suspect stormed the camp and found her ex-boyfriend, General Service Unit (GSU) officer David Kwalanda, inside his Uni-Hut (mabati house) in the company of two other women. To defuse the situation, the officer escorted the two women out of the camp and accompanied them to the gate. However, while he was away from his house, fellow officers reportedly raised the alarm after noticing flames engulfing the Uni-Hut. The officers rushed to the scene and managed to extinguish the fire before it spread to neighboring houses. Crime Scene Investigation officers from Embakasi documented and processed the scene before handing over the matter to detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) at Embakasi Police Station, who have launched investigations into the suspected arson.