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Police shootout in Ashanti Region, Ghana

Overview

In the Ashanti Region of Ghana, a police shootout in Poano resulted in the deaths of three suspected armed robbers. The suspects, identified as Yaw Adu-Gyamfi, Emmanuel Boamah Gyebi, and Felix Topman, were part of a gang wanted for various robberies and killings.

Acting on intelligence, the Ashanti South Regional Police Command located the group at a hotel in Atwima Mim. The suspects reportedly opened fire on a tactical team while preparing an ambush on the Anwiankwanta–Antoakrom Road. Following the exchange of gunfire, the three men were pronounced dead at Bekwai Municipal Hospital. During investigations, Adu-Gyamfi allegedly confessed to involvement in the killings of the Chiefs of Atwima Mim and Atwima Koforidua. Police recovered a pump-action gun and ammunition from the scene.

Entities

Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi · Pretoria · Gauteng · Felix Topman · South African Police Service

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 2 sources
    Gauteng police shootout leaves three suspected CIT robbers dead

    Three suspected cash-in-transit robbers were killed and one arrested following a police shootout on the R80 highway in Gauteng, South Africa, after a planned robbery was intercepted.

  2. [CRIME] 2 sources
    Police shootout in Poano kills three suspected armed robbers

    Three suspected armed robbers were killed in a shootout with police in Ghana's Ashanti Region while preparing for a highway ambush. The gang was linked to multiple historical robberies and killings.

Sources

bona.co.za · citizen.co.za · ghananewspage.com · thechronicle.com.gh