Residents of Mokowe in Lamu West have been left in shock after a Lamu-based General Services Unit (GSU) officer took out his family before turning the gun on himself on Sunday morning.
The 5am incident saw four gunshots ring out, prompting neighbours to visit the GSU officer's house, where they met a harrowing scene.
According to neighbours, upon entering the house, they discovered three lifeless bodies - that of the officer, his wife and their young daughter.
In an incident which stemmed from a domestic dispute, the wife was shot twice, while the daughter died from a single bullet wound.