Tag Archives: SHOT

On average nearly one person an hour is shot dead in South Africa, experts say. And the lived experience for some on the ground bears out the extent of gun violence. “Every night there are bullets. Shooting, every day,” said one resident of Soweto, who asked to remain anonymous. It …

A 23-year-old student identified as Kwabena Asumadu has been shot dead by unknown gunmen in Kumasi in the evening of July 19, 2022. Kwabena Asumadu is said to have been shot multiple times by the assailants, through the driver’s side, after dropping off his friend at Sofoline around 11 pm, …

A 24-year-old bride has been shot dead at her wedding ceremony after a stray bullet from a celebratory gunfire hit her in the head. Mahvash Leghaei got married at Firuzabad in Iran when a guest, who is believed to be a cousin of the groom, fired his unlicensed high-powered hunting …

The police have confirmed the death of a Ghanaian woman, 41, who was shot dead by unidentified persons on Cambridge Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. According to Asaaseradio.com report, the woman was one of two Ghanaian women shot at 7 PM on Saturday. The victim was pronounced dead at the hospital …

A bodyguard of Zululand district municipality mayor Thulasizwe Buthelezi was injured when he was shot during a coronation committee meeting in Mayville on Thursday. The injured person, who has not yet been identified, is in hospital. Buthelezi is part of the coronation committee that is working with the Zulu royal …

At least 15 people have been shot dead in a bar in the South African township of Soweto, police say. Police said gunmen entered the Orlando East tavern in the early hours of Sunday morning and started firing randomly at a group of young people. They then fled the scene …

The wife of the brother of the District Chief Executive for Kwahu Afram Plains South District in the Eastern Region has been shot dead by her debtor. According to reports available to DGN Online, the sad incident happened last Saturday when the debtor allegedly invited the woman (deceased) Akosua Esi …

The authorities in Yirol East County, Lakes State, have confirmed that one person has been killed with four of his cows stolen near Wulu camp The incident took place on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. The act was perpetrated by armed raiders suspected to be from the neighboring Panyijiar County of …

Nana Quansah Kpebu II, the Chief of Gyengyen in the Krachi West Municipality of the Volta Region has been shot by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. According to Joynews, the incident happened on the night of Monday, June 13, 2022, during a power outage. The chief was initially rushed to the Krachi West …

A 46-year-old commercial driver, Yakubu, has been shot and burnt to death by unknown assailants at Nakom, a community in the Pusiga District of the Upper East Region. According to citinewsroom.com, Yakubu was plying his usual route, the Bawku-Cinkase route, when the gunmen attacked him. Narrating the ordeal, a passenger …