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The Ghana Police Service has indicated one of the suspects in an alleged armed robbery in Tamale in the Northern Region has died.
The Police say two other victims lost their lives in the process at Kalariga.
According to a statement, the incident which happened on Tuesday evening also saw two others sustain various degrees of injury.
"Two others including one of the alleged robbery suspects and one other victim sustained gunshot wounds and are receiving medical attention," the police posted on Twitter.
Two others including one of the alleged robbery suspects and one other victim sustained gunshot wounds and are receiving medical attention.
The Police are working around the clock to bring the perpetrators to justice. pic.twitter.com/TBwhSzKOvw— Ghana Police Service (@GhPoliceService) June 7, 2022
The release, however, fell short of describing how the incident occurred.
But JoyNews sources say it happened when the suspected robbers attacked a mobile money vendor in the area who happens to be one of the deceased.
Two others including one of the alleged robbery suspects and one other victim sustained gunshot wounds and are receiving medical attention.
They added that "we are working around the clock to bring the perpetrators to justice."
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