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Filling Station Shooting: Suspect Admits to Crime- Police

A 29-year-old suspect has reportedly admitted to shooting a Radiant Filling Station worker during a robbery incident while on duty.

The victim identified as Emmanuel Kwabena Boakye, aged 28 was robbed, shot and killed on May 26, 2025, at exactly 12:45 p.m., at the premises of his work place at Mpasatia in the Ashanti Region.

Suspect William Ofori Atta was arrested by through a coordinated investigation led by the Ashanti Regional Cyber Crime Unit, the Kukuom Police, and the Nkawie Divisional Command at Kukuom in the Ahafo Region on June 21, 2025, at about 5:30am.

During his arrest, a mobile phone believed to belong to the deceased was retrieved from the suspect and will undergo further forensic analysis as part of ongoing investigations, the police noted.

It furthered, “During police interrogation, the suspect admitted to shooting and killing the victim.”

He is currently in custody and will be arraigned in due course to face justice, it assured.

 

Source: https://opemsuo.com/author/hajara-fuseini/

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