Police kill Carlos the Jackal's son Shimoli Junior

The son of a once most wanted criminal was on Friday gunned down by police in Jericho, Nairobi.

Described by police as Nairobi’s most wanted criminal - Shimoli Jnr was the son of Edward Maina Shimoli alias Carlos the Jackal who was arrested, jailed, then gunned down shortly after he finished his prison term in 2007.

Buruburu Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) boss Jeremiah Ikiao said Shimoli Jnr had been terrorising sportsmen and fans near and around Camp Toyoyo stadium.

"Two of his accomplices managed to escape towards Kiambiu slums with gunshot wounds and police are pursuing them," Mr Ikiao said.

RAPE
He said the gang mostly targeted people after games. Police recovered a revolver with two rounds of ammunition.

Carlos the Jackal is reported to have been involved in 88 rape incidents and the murder of 14 people.

Carlos the Jackal is also famously known for escaping jail more than four times and evading the police for a decade.

In 1996, he was rescued by his gang from a maximum security prison as he awaited his death sentence.

MURDERER
In early 2000, police declared this man the most dangerous villain on Kenyan soil, and setup a team to hunt him down.

When he was arrested a few months later, the charge sheet read like a thriller.

He was reported to have killed his brother-in-law and shot his wife in the back after accusing them of tipping off the police about his criminal activities.

However, the State failed to prove all the charges against him, and he was jailed for 12 years for illegal possession of a firearm.

A few years later, he walked out of prison a free man, having completed his term.

He had protested against his release, saying he would not survive a day outside with the police on his heels.

He was shot with five others on Kangundo road in 2007.