The police in Kwabenya on Friday (28 January) shot and killed a suspect for stabbing an officer in the head.
According to a preliminary investigation by the police, the deceased, Hakim has earlier attacked three others and threatened to kill them.
“The victims out of fear, rushed to the police station to seek refuge but the suspect pursued the victims to the police station with a knife.”
At the police station, the deceased attacked the station officer and the investigator with a knife and stabbed them multiple times in the head for attempting to protect the victims from the violent attack,” a statement from the police said.
Read the full statement below:
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