Kenyan woman shot dead by her American husband in the US

Esther Nyambura Muchina Dobie, who was
found dead with a gunshot wound in
Savage, Minnesota, USA. Police said they
suspected her husband shot her dead
before turning the gun on himself. PHOTO
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Police in the United States say a 39-year-
old Kenyan woman was shot dead by her
husband in a suspected case of murder-
suicide in Savage, Minnesota.
Esther Nyambura Muchina Dobie died of a
gunshot wound following what authorities
believe was an altercation at her home in
the 9300 Block of 125th Street.
Savage police have identified Rodney
Terrell Dobie, 41, as the man who fatally
shot Ms Muchina in the head before
turning the gun on himself.
"Dobie used a 9mm Glock handgun to
shoot Muchina once in the head, then
fatally shot himself in the head," said a
police spokesman Thursday.
Police found their bodies just after
11:30am at a house when they responded
to a welfare call from Ms Muchina's
employer after she failed to report for
work.
Ms Muchina was last seen leaving work
on March 28, according to a police report.
On the day Ms Muchina died, the
employer said her absence from work was
"highly unusual", according to Savage
Police Sgt. Michael Schiltz.
On Tuesday, the Hennepin County medical
examiner's office released the identities of
the two people.
In response to a question about why it
took more than a week to release the
names, Savage Police Chief Rodney Seurer
said Tuesday that the authorities had to
contact Ms Muchina's relatives, who live
in Kenya.
TOOK TIME TO MAKE POSITIVE ID
"It took some time to gather the
information and to make a positive ID," he
said.
When the police arrived at the couple's
home, they found one of the garage doors
open and the service door between the
garage and the home unsecured.
Police entered the home and found the
bodies of Mr Dobie and Ms Muchina in a
bedroom.

Esther and Rodney Dobie during good times

Sgt Schiltz said the two had been living
at the home for about one year and three
months.
Neighbours said they did not know the
couple very well and that the two mostly
kept to themselves.
A neighbour, Mr Rommel Malinis, told
local media that police had been
frequenting the couple's home since the
night the two died.
"It's kind of scary to have something like
that. I've never seen anything like this
happen before," Mr Malinis told CBS
Minnesota TV.
The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and
the Hennepin County Medical Examiner
are assisting the Savage Police
Department with investigations.
A family member, who sought anonymity,
told the Nation that Kenyans and other
well-wishers had been meeting in
Bloomington, Minnesota, for prayers.
"We intend to hold a fundraiser this
Saturday to assist the family (to)
transport the body to Kenya for burial,"
she said.

Source: Daily Nation