The Eastern South Regional Police Command has commenced investigations into a fatal shooting incident at Asiyaw, near Akwane-Dobro in the Nsawam area in the Nsawam-Adoagyiri Municipality on Tuesday, April 29, which left five persons dead.
A Police statement said a crime scene team dispatched to the area found the bodies of five male adults with gunshot wounds, following a dispute over illegal sand winning activities in the area.
The items Police recovered from the scene included one Toyota Tacoma vehicle, a Toyota Tundra vehicle, and one pump-action gun with 17 live cartridges, four empty cartridges, three 7.62/39mm empty shells, one 9mm empty shell and five heavy-duty motorbikes.
Initial investigations point to a violent confrontation between two rival groups allegedly fighting over sand mining activities at the location.
