Lapaz: Robbers shoot police officer, snatch car in broad daylight

Two armed men have reportedly shot a police officer who led a team to stop a robbery operation at a popular joint called Las Palmas at Abeka Lapaz, a suburb of Accra.
According to reports, the robbers who were on motorbikes shot the unidentified police officer three times in broad daylight on Thursday afternoon.
An eyewitness in an interview on Adom News said the incident was like an action movie.

“The police who was part of the team chasing the robbers went closer to them and they shot them three times. He dropped on the floor but I cannot tell if he is dead,” he added.

The armed men he indicated, abandoned their motorbikes and snatched an ash Hyundai Sonata car from its driver in the full glare of the public.

According to an eyewitness account, “everyone was running for their lives” after an unmasked man pointed a gun at the face of the driver of the unregistered car on the N1 Highway.

The eyewitness said the armed robbers were headed towards Kasoa in the Central region.

Meanwhile, the policeman who was shot has been rushed to a hospital by some residents in the area.

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