One Armed Robber Shot; Police On Manhunt For His Accomplice In The Ashanti Region | Crime

On Friday, October 21, 2022, following intelligence that an armed theft gang was planning an assault on the cluster of banks within the Suame Magazine and Maakro enclave in Kumasi, the Police launched a particular anti-robbery operation by which one of many armed robbers was shot.

The armed robber and his accomplishment who had been on motorbikes attacked a buyer who had stepped out of the Fidelity financial institution, Maakro department, carrying a brown envelope.

The robbers attacked the financial institution buyer and snatched the envelope amidst the firing of weapons.

The rear windscreen and the left door glass of a Daewoo Matiz saloon automobile which was parked on the financial institution premises was hit throughout the taking pictures.

The Police, who had mounted surveillance within the space, responded to the state of affairs by firing on the armed robbers and succeeded in hitting the pillion rider who fell off the bike. However, the rider who additionally sustained gunshot wounds, managed to flee.

One of the police officers was shot by the armed robbers throughout the alternate of fireplace and sustained a gunshot wound to his proper hip.

Both the injured officer and the suspect had been rushed to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for medical consideration. The suspect was, nonetheless, pronounced useless on arrival.

The physique of the deceased suspect has been deposited on the morgue for preservation, identification and post-mortem.

Efforts are underway to get his achieved arrested to face justice.

We want to attraction to the general public particularly those that run well being amenities inside the Kumasi Metropolis and its environs to report any particular person searching for medical consideration with a gunshot wound, for immediate Police motion.

We wish to commend all of the officers who took half within the operation and likewise want our injured colleague a speedy restoration.