On June 18th 2023, a form three student named Mohamed Shee was shot by the police while on his from Makowe in the company of his cousin. His cousin was, however not harmed. Mohamed Shee was shot by police who were in patrol as residents claim.
Residents took to the streets to protest the killing of the form three student. Police threw teargas canisters to the crowd to disperse them. The protesters blocked the Hindi-Mombasa Road for a period of time to air their grievances to the police.
The family of the deceased called upon the police to conduct thorough investigations and apprehend the suspected police officers. Civil Society Organisations in Lamu called upon the Independent Police Oversight Authority to act swiftly and called the involved officers to book.