A 31-year-old man, Samson Zabanga, who shot another man, Kwame Amoah, has shot himself at Ayeduase near the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) at Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.
According to eyewitnesses, the young man (Samson) shot another man when an altercation ensued on Tuesday morning.
The suspect Samson Zabanga who was mobbed by some bystanders refused to get down from a vehicle he was driving until police arrived at the scene in response to a distress call.
The young man was said to have shot himself when the police officers tried to disarm him.
Both the suspect and his victim have been rushed to separate hospitals.
A crime scene investigators team has cordoned off the area which has traces of blood.
An eyewitness in an interview with Ghanatodayonline.com narrated how the whole incident happened.
“We saw a guy driving carelessly. So we called him and spoke to him to slow down because the road is very narrow and that he can cause an accident but he got angry with one of us called Mr. Amoah. So we separated them but we saw the guy going across the road again and all of a sudden, he slapped Mr. Amoah and hit his chest again.”
“So they started fighting and the guy entered his car and pulled a gun, so I told the other guy to leave the scene but the guy quickly shot him and when the police arrived, he shot himself too.”
Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer of the Ashanti regional police command, ASP Godwin Ahianyo, said the information command centre of the police received a call from Ayeduase in the morning of Tuesday, 17 November 2020, that a young man had shot himself after shooting another person, so, the patrol teams moved swiftly to the crime scene.
“So far, what we have gathered from the scene of the crime indicate that this young man, Samson Zabanga, 31, was driving a Kia Optima private car with registration number GR 2019-17 and it’s being alleged that he accused an oncoming vehicle of reckless driving and, so, this brought about an argument between him and the other person whose name has been given to police as Kwame Amoah, 52.
“In the course of the argument, it’s alleged that Kwame Amoah slapped him and he also slapped him back. During the road rage, he went into his vehicle, picked a foreign pistol loaded with 16 rounds of ammunition, shot the other person in the lower abdomen. So, when he shot the person, the onlookers around attacked him by pelting his vehicle with stones, and sensing danger, he moved the vehicle to the Access Bank. Realising that his life was in danger, he attempted suicide by firing the pistol. As we speak, he has also sustained injuries in the head and he is at the Komfo Anokye Hospital in a very critical condition.”
“He’s, however, receiving treatment. The other person who was also shot in the lower abdomen is also receiving treatment at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital and also in very critical condition,” the Regional Police PRO said.
He further revealed that both the suspect and victim are being protected at the hospital by the police and investigations will continue when both recover.
Source: Choicenewsonline.com
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