Police "Aware" Of Residents' Complaints About Chitungwiza Shootings
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) says it will thoroughly investigate the shooting of two civilians by police detectives as they exchanged fire with a robbery suspect in Chitungwiza on Monday.
Chitungwiza residents have complained about the shootings after the victims, who had nothing to do with the suspected armed robber, were critically injured by stray bullets.
In a post on their Twitter page on Thursday, 30 June, ZRP pledged to probe the incident, saying they will not seek to hide anything from the public. Reads the post:
The ZRP is aware of the complaints by the residents of Chitungwiza in connection with a shooting incident where two people were shot.
The police assures the public that investigations on the alleged misconduct by the police will be thoroughly investigated and nothing will be swept under the carpet.
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In a statement on Tuesday, Senior staff officer, press and public relations, assistant commissioner Paul Nyathi said:
Police received a tip-off and located the suspect at Taita Shops. The suspect noticed detectives approaching and drew an Airgun pistol from his jacket (and pointed) it at the detectives.
In response, the detectives fired a warning shot into the air and later shot towards the suspect (but) missed him.
The suspect dropped the pistol and fled into the bushes where he got into an unregistered red Honda Fit vehicle and drove off towards (the) Chitungwiza-Hwedza Road.
After about an hour, it emerged that the bullet which missed the suspect had hit Tashinga Mugwara and Pamela Muchazorwei.
The two victims sustained serious injuries and are currently admitted at Chitungwiza Hospital and Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, respectively.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police deeply regrets the unfortunate shooting of the two and urges the public to quickly move away from crime scenes, especially when armed robbers are confronting police.
