A suspected armed robber was killed by the police on Wednesday night at Elmina in the Central Region.
The suspect and his gang are said to have engaged the police in a shootout when the police tried to arrest them.
The police suspect he is linked to last Monday s robbery and murder case at the Takoradi Market-Circle, reports Graphic Online s reporters in the Western Region, Dotsey Koblah Aklorbortu and Augustina Dzodzegbe.
The police are said to have closed in on the suspects at Elmina, along the Cape Coast-Takoradi road and in an attempt to arrest them, a shootout ensued and one of the suspects, identified by the police as Shankiki, aged about 30, was shot whilst two others managed to escape on a motorbike.
Takoradi market robbery: Suspect gunned down, one other arrested; live tortoise and talisman retrieved
modernghana.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from modernghana.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Takoradi robbery: Police offer GHS10,000 bounty for information on perpetrators
modernghana.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from modernghana.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.