A group of armed men on Tuesday night attacked residents of Kumasi, virtually taking over some streets in the metropolis amidst sporadic shootings. About 30 to 50 half-naked gunmen, some on foot and others on motorbikes fired several warning shots using AK-47 and pump action guns as they laid siege on the helpless residents. The Hollywood-style action left many vehicles damaged as motorists crashed into each other in their attempt to escape the onslaught which took place at about 7 p.m. Horrified residents were also locked up in their homes for safety. The incident occurred mainly between the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology [Tech] and Anloga Junction on the main Kumasi-Accra road. Eye-witnesses believed the robbers were reacting to recent police raids on suspected criminals hiding at the Affordable Housing Project Site at Asokore Mampong. Many people, including a nurse got injured as they fled the attack. A traumatized resident, named Maame Birago told Nhyira News she nearly collapsed upon seeing the armed men. “I was going to the salon to re-touch my hair [and] all of a sudden I heard gun shots and a lot of people were running, they were many, some of them were wearing boxer shorts so I also decided to run for my life and that of my child". "I nearly collapsed. I even fell on the floor so I just got up and run for my life,” Maame Birago narrated. An unidentified student of the Ghana National Academy also described the incident as “horrifying”. “They were not using magazine made (guns). The sounds of those weapons were different from that of those manufactured locally because I have seen local pistols before,” he recounted. Meanwhile the Ashanti Regional Police Command say they have arrested over 100 suspected criminals in the past few weeks, with reinforcement from Accra. Ashanti Regional Police Commander, DCOP Augustine Gyening in an interview with Nhyira FM,strongly suspect Tuesday's attack was a reprisal for police action and resolve to clear the region of miscreants.