Two Kenyans Shot Dead, One by Husband, One by Co-worker
by Harrison Maina
RICHMOND, VA, and SAN DIEGO, CA- MARCH 25- The death trail continued to haunt the Kenyan Community in USA when a young lady was shot dead by her husband in Virginia last week on Thursday and a Young Kenyan father of three was shot dead by a co worker in San Diego, California. today, Wednesday, March 25.
A flurry of emails jammed the AjabuAfrica.com inbox with the reports by concerned Kenyans expressing dismay at the strange and frequent deaths in the community barely three months into the New Year.
San Diego, California
The Kenyan community on the west coast was also hit when a Kenyan father of two , Mr. Benjamin Mwangi, 37 was killed on the spot today when a stressed out co -worker went on the rampage, shooting two people before police gunned him down in the parking lot.
The bizarre incident took place in broad daylight and Kenyans who have heard the news are still reeling from shock.
According to the Union Tribune of San Diego, Mr. Mwangi was a maintenance foreman at the local Metropolitan Transit System ( MTS) since 2007 and was a husband to Mary-Spring, father to a an 8 year old daughter, Kozette, and a step father to a 17 year girl, Kylie.
He grew up in Muranga, Kenya and moved to the USA , 13 years ago.
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Richmond, Virginia
In the Virginia incidence, Caroline Gathigia Kaaria, was shot dead in her house by her African American husband, who then turned the gun to himself, killing himself on the spot as well.
“Police found the bodies of both a husband and wife in the bedroom in their apartment in Richmond in what appeared to be a homicide case”, said Mr. Michael Kiprotich, a long time friend to the late Caroline in a telephone interview with ajabuAfrica.com.
According to Ms. Susan Kioko, a former room mate to the late Caroline, she got alarmed on Thursday last week when Caroline did not return her phone calls all night yet they had an important appointment to attend the next morning.
“I then called her work place and I was told that Caroline did not show up at work either, so I decided to drive over to their house and check on her”.
Upon arriving at the victim’s house, Susan saw Caroline and her husbands cars parked outside but nobody would answer the door bell after she persistently rang.
The late Caroline Kaaria of Chester, Virginia during during happy times with friends. pic by family |
“I therefore decided to call the police who arrived soon after and broke the door into the house only to find the two bodies in the bedroom”, said Susan in a telephone interview with AjabuAfrica.com.
“According to the police, there were no signs of forced entry into the house”, said Mr. Kiprotich . “I am in deep shock as Caroline was like a sister to me, “I have know her for a long time since we were in working together at the Aga Khan Hospital in Kenya.”, he added.
Investigations into the horrible deaths are still going on as Kenyans embark on fund raising for money to repatriate the body back home.
“Every penny is helpful, so we are asking Kenyans to deposit any amount into the provided Bank account. In this situation, even five dollars counts a lot”, Mr. Kiprotich pleaded with the community.
The death caught the small Kenyan community in Chester Virgina by surprise as Caroline seemed to be in a good relationship with her husband.
“They never seemed to have any trouble in their marriage”, said Ms. Susan Kioko, who was the only one handling the issue of the death by herself as she did not know of any other Kenyan living close by.
Caroline was a registered nurse and has worked in the medical field for many years.
She was a daughter to Mr. Eustace Kaaria of Camp Kenya, and Mrs. Jennifer Kaaria of the President and Cabinet Affairs Office, Kenya.
Her mother and her brother, Mr. Nicholas Kiambi arrived in the USA on Friday to help in the arrangements to transport the body of their beloved back to Kenya for burial.
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