5 dead in shootout outside Kenya hotel between police, suspected robbers

A shootout between police and suspected robbers killed five people Monday outside a hotel and casino in Kenya's capital, police and witnesses said.

The late-morning shootout happened in a parking area used by the upscale Holiday Inn hotel and the Mayfair Casino.

"We were very lucky there were not many guests around," said Paul Norman, general manager of Holiday Inn. He said the hotel's security service had immediately put up safety gates to prevent anyone from entering.

The road where the shooting took place is public, but the hotel and casino have parking spots there.

Three of the victims were robbery suspects, but two were …