A man was shot dead after allegedly breaking into an armoury at Gatare Forest Station in Kigumo, Murang’a County, in the early hours of Saturday. Police said the incident occurred shortly after midnight after forest officers confronted the man, identified only by the alias “Kiringa”, over alleged illegal harvesting of indigenous trees for firewood. Kenya Forest Service officials told police they were informed that the suspect was illegally cutting “Mtondo” trees at Ngitwe Forest Station. The officers seized the motorcycle and took it to Gatare Forest Station, where it was secured in the station armoury. The forest rangers ordered the suspect to stop and fired four rounds from his rifle, but the man continued advancing towards the officers.