{"id":160762,"date":"2024-03-11T05:25:22","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T05:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/11\/the-last-message-businessman-sent-to-wife-prior-to-alleged-self-inflicted-shooting-in-langata-parking-lot\/"},"modified":"2024-03-11T05:25:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T05:25:22","slug":"the-last-message-businessman-sent-to-wife-prior-to-alleged-self-inflicted-shooting-in-langata-parking-lot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/11\/the-last-message-businessman-sent-to-wife-prior-to-alleged-self-inflicted-shooting-in-langata-parking-lot\/","title":{"rendered":"The Last Message Businessman Sent to Wife Prior to Alleged Self-inflicted Shooting in Lang&#8217;ata Parking Lot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-308765\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"595\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sunvalley.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-308765\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sunvalley.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"595\"  \/>Nairobi detectives are investigating an incident where a businessman allegedly took his own life in Sunvalley estate, Lang\u2019ata, Nairobi. On Friday, March 8 morning, Abraham Meli, while locked inside his four-wheel-drive car\u2014a Toyota Prado\u2014reportedly fatally shot himself in the head.<\/p>\n<p>Meli, a former military personnel, was a licensed gun holder, according to both his family and the police.<\/p>\n<p>Upon receiving the call, the police immediately responded to the incident and found Meli in the vehicle with a gunshot wound. The firearm he used, a pistol, was located inside the car and secured by the police.<\/p>\n<p>The businessman was taken to St Mary\u2019s Hospital, where he was officially pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<p>The motive behind the incident is currently unknown, according to the police. They mentioned that before the incident, Meli had sent a text message to his wife with the message \u201cSunvalley,\u201d which is the same location where he resided.<\/p>\n<p>The police stated that they are investigating the tragedy to determine the motive. As part of their inquiry, they plan to interview, among others, his wife and business partners.<\/p>\n<p>Pending an autopsy, Meli\u2019s body was transferred to the mortuary.<\/p>\n<p>The authorities classified the incident as a suicide pending full investigations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nairobi detectives are investigating an incident where a businessman allegedly took his own life in Sunvalley estate, Lang\u2019ata, Nairobi. On Friday, March 8 morning, Abraham Meli, while locked inside his four-wheel-drive car\u2014a Toyota Prado\u2014reportedly fatally shot himself in the head. 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