I heard more than 10 shots - Eyewitness recounts killing of 2 off-duty officers

Residents of Block Factory at East Trasacco in Accra say they are living in fear after two off-duty policemen were shot and killed by unknown gunmen on Thursday evening.

In an interview with JoyNews, a resident expressed concern and stated that she had requested her landlord for a refund to vacate the premises due to the rampant shootouts.

She said that the whole incident happened so quickly.

However, upon reaching the scene, they were met with the sight of two off-duty policemen lying on the ground—one a CID officer and the other a regular policeman.

Meanwhile, the Ghana Police Service has stated that a manhunt is underway to apprehend the perpetrators who fled on a motorbike.

He is optimistic that the police will soon arrest the perpetrators.

One can propound many theories, but what I can say is this looks like a targeted killing, either the guys are around the area or these guys were given a tip-off that the police officers had returned home and they were out taking fresh air and so the killers could come and finish them, there are two things,” he added.