Tag Archives: SHOOTING

A man accused of opening fire on a Fourth of July parade near Chicago has been charged with seven counts of murder, officials say. Robert Crimo, 21, would be punished “for the killing spree he has unleashed against our community”, Lake County State Attorney Eric Rinehart said. The attack in …

The Chiefs and people of Ejura have celebrated one year anniversary Ejura Shooting incident with special prayers for the victims who lost their lives in that unfortunate incident. The special prayer which was organised by the Chief of Ejura Traditional Council Barimah Osei Hwedie II in collaboration with Ejura Zongo …

A Ghanaian woman has shared a video about the mass shooting in Virginia. According to her, she was at a restaurant when suddenly she heard a gunshot. She joined in the race for escape as the gunshots went on sporadically. In a live video that captures the panicky situation where …

Chairman of the Defense and Interior Committee of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, has asked the Inspector General of Police to take immediate steps to train his officers in crowd control. This, in his view, will enable the officers determine when to, or not to use excessive force to control crowd. The …

The funeral of the 40 persons gruesomely killed by unknown gunmen who attacked the St. Francis Catholic church, Owo, on June 5, is currently taking place in the state. The funeral mass is being attended by the state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, his wife Betty and other government functionaries. Below are …

Journalists of Kumasi-based Angel FM have been assaulted, detained and have had their phones seized by the Ghana Police Service after they went to cover a crowd control incident which turned chaotic at the Islamic Senior High School in the Ashanti region, Purefmonline.com reports. The crew members who were led …

A leading member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Henry Osei-Akoto has called for the sacking of the Inspector General of Police, IGP George Akuffo Dampare over the alleged firing of tear gas into rioting students by his men. At least 30 students of Kumasi Islamic Senior High School in the Ashanti Region …

DCOP Kwasi Akomeah-Apraku, acting Deputy Ashanti Regional Commander, has been removed from his position following the shooting incident at the Islamic Senior High School in Kumasi on Monday, June 13. He has been also interdicted together with two other officers, ACP Mr George Ankomah, the Regional Operations Officer and ACP …

At least one person has been shot dead during a ritual to lift the ban on noise-making at Kokrobite, a suburb of the Ga South Municipal Assembly in the Greater Accra Region. According to a report by onuaonline.com, an altercation broke out between two factions while the ritual to lift …

Police in the Upper East Region have justified the shooting of a female pillion rider by officers manning a checkpoint a few kilometers after Pwalugu. Laadi Wunia, who was the pillion rider, was reportedly shot in the waist and arm after the rider ignored an instruction by the police to …