A/R: Suspected robber killed in fierce gun battle with police

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A suspected robber has been shot dead over the weekend in a shoot-out with the police and his gang.

Police in the Ashanti Region are yet to identify the deceased, Dailymailgh.com understands.

The incident happened at about 03:50am on Saturday, at Aboaso, a community near Mampongteng in the Kwabre East District.

Shootouts

The armed gang numbering about three, who were onboard a Toyota Corolla taxi cab with registration number GM 4893 -13, were signalled by a patrol team to stop during an operation.

The driver of the said vehicle, however, ignored the signal and opened fire at the police.

Police returned fire and a bullet hit the driver who eventually lost control, ploughing the vehicle into a stationary KIA Pregio minibus parked near a mechanic shop.

The driver was confirmed dead by investigators who arrived at the scene. His two other accomplices bolted.

Search

Police later retrieved 16 live goats and a sheep found in the boot and at the back seat.

“Some of the animals had their mouths fastened with a black sellotape, indicating that they might have been stolen,” police told Dailymailgh.com.

Also found were two live AAA cartridges, two cutlasses, a plier, one screw driver, a lighter, quantity of dry leaves suspected to be Indian Hemp, a mobile phone and five bundles of black sellotape.

The items, including the taxi cab, have been confiscated by the police as exhibits as they mount search for the two escapees.

The body of the deceased has since been deposited at the Faith Healing Hospital at Ankaase, for preservation, identification and autopsy.

By Jonathan Ofori, Daily Mail GH | Email: Joevica18@gmail.com