A suspected criminal was killed by security guards in Limbe, Blantyre, after a gang invaded Moon Tiger Puffs Company Saturday night.<\/p>\n
Limbe Police Deputy spokesperson, Pedzisai Zembeneko, said, in an interview, the suspect was shot by a stray bullet after the guards fired several times in the air to scare away the gang.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe shooting incident happened after the criminals stormed the company. The security guard shot in the air to scare away the gang but, unfortunately, one was hit by a stray bullet and died on the spot. The remains of the suspected criminal are at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre,\u201d Zembeneko said.<\/p>\n
He said the guards used a pump gun in the shooting incident, adding that police have opened a docket as they work on establishing facts as to what happened.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, relatives of the deceased have dismissed police claims that the dead suspect was a criminal. The relatives expressed reservations over police\u2019s claims when they gathered at Limbe Police Station Monday morning to seek clarification.<\/p>\n
One of the relatives, Emmanuel Mphepo, said police were not being truthful on the matter.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are getting contradictory statements. Our relative was not a criminal. He left home and went to his friend at around 7 pm on Saturday, only for us to get reports that he had been shot dead. We are planning to get the body from the mortuary and conduct a proper burial ceremony,\u201d Mphepo said.<\/p>\n
It is not known whether the gun used in the shooting is licensed.<\/p>\n
By the time we went to press, doctors were yet to conduct a post-mortem on the body.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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