Police officers have staged a fierce gun battle with four suspected armed robbers who had raided an Equity Bank branch located along Ang'awa Street in Kisumu County. 

In the videos circulating online, heavy gunshots can be heard with reports indicating that the thugs had been holed up inside the bank in a case of botched robbery. 

Members of the public alerted police of the bank heist on Tuesday morning and the officers swung into action leading to the heavy shootout with the suspects.

Police officers led by Kisumu OCP Karanja Muiruri managed to contain the situation as the bank remained cordoned off as detectives combed the area for evidence on the heist.

A fire engine was deployed at the bank, an indicatiion of a possible fire break out during the raid.

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Police are yet to reveal whether the armed robbers involved in the incident that brought the CBD to a standstill managed to steal cash from the bank by the time they were cornered.