PHOTOS: Residents call police after spotting gun in sleeping man's car

This man parked his car wrongly and when a parking attendant looked inside yesterday morning, he saw the man and two female companions deep asleep and a pistol placed between the passenger’s and the driver’s seats.

Local residents alerted the police, who secured the area and gained access to the car before securing the pistol.

The three occupants were taken to Kisumu Central Police Station for questioning.

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The man is said to be a licensed gun holder.

A man wrongly parked his Mercedes Benz and as the parking attendant checked inside on April 09, 2018 morning, the man was in deep sleep but something was amiss, a pistol was placed unattended between the passenger and the driver's seat.

Concerned members of the public alerted the police who responded swiftly and secured the scene as the man and other occupants were still in slumberland.

The officers gained access and secured the pistol. The three who included two females were later arrested and taken to Kisumu Central police station for questioning.

The man tried to resist arrest and tried to reach for his elusive gun in vain before he was overpowered by the officers