Police Sergeant Killed, 2 Suspects Arrested in Robbery Shootout
A police sergeant identified as No. 42250 General Sergeant Ahmed Kamal has succumbed after suspected robbers opened fire on a group of police officers at Ejura in the Ashanti Region on Monday.
The officers were attacked in the line of duty while attempting to foil a robbery operation.
Three suspects are said to have “opened fire on officers who were on an operation to quell a planned robbery attack on a mobile money vendor at Ejura,” a statement from the Ghana Police Service said on October 11.
The police sergeant, along with another officer, sustained gunshot wounds in the process but he was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital.
“Two of the officers sustained gunshot wounds in the process and were rushed to the hospital for medical attention. However, one of the officers, Nº 42250 General Sergeant Ahmed Kamal, unfortunately passed on.”
The identity of the wounded officer was not readily available.
The police said two of the suspects were apprehended while the others managed to escape.
“The two robbery suspects who also sustained gunshot injuries from the exchange of gunfire with the Police, are receiving medical attention under Police protection while efforts are underway to get their accomplice arrested to face justice.”
Meanwhile, two SB shotguns, one pump-action gun, six live BB cartridges, and one used BB cartridge were retrieved from the scene during the operation on Monday, October 9.
