A/R: Police kills bank robber, launches manhunt for accomplice as shot, injured officer recovers
On Friday, October 21, 2022, following intelligence that an armed robbery gang was planning an attack on the cluster of banks in the Suame Magazine and Maakro enclave in Kumasi, the police launched a special anti-robbery operation in which one of the armed robbers was shot.
The armed robber and his accomplice, who were on motorbikes, attacked a customer, who had stepped out of Fidelity Bank, Maakro branch, carrying a brown envelope.
The robbers attacked the bank customer and snatched the envelope amidst the firing of gunshots.
The rear windscreen and the left door glass of a Daewoo Matiz saloon car which was parked on the bank's premises were hit during the shooting.
The police, who had mounted surveillance in the area, responded to the situation by firing at the armed robbers and succeeded in hitting the pillion rider who fell off the motorbike.
However, the rider, who also sustained gunshot wounds, managed to escape.
One of the police officers was shot by the armed robbers during the exchange of fire and sustained a gunshot wound on his right hip.
Both the injured officer and the suspect were rushed to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for medical attention.
The suspect was, however, pronounced dead on arrival.
The body of the deceased suspect has been deposited at the morgue for preservation, identification and autopsy.
Efforts are underway to get his accomplice arrested to face justice, the police said in a statement.
The police has, thus, appealed to the public especially those who run health facilities within the Kumasi Metropolis and its environs to report any person seeking medical attention with a gunshot wound, for prompt Police action.
The police administration also commended all the officers who took part in the operation and also wished the injured officer a speedy recovery.
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