A 25-year-old man named Stanley Ahadzi was reportedly shot dead by a Police Officer on August 18, 2024 at Koans Estate in Satellite-Kuntunse, Adjen Kotoku in the Greater Accra Region.
The Amasaman Division of the Ghana Police Service reported that the deceased was killed in a dispute over fare with a commercial driver, Constable Smith Gyekyi who happens to be an Officer with the International Relations Directorate of the Ghana Police Service.
Report says the deceased was initially not a passenger but was invited by one passenger, Esther Owusua, whom suspect Smith Gyekye had picked up from Ablekuma Joma to the Koans Estate area at Kuntunse Satellite.
Ms. Owusua then called the deceased to come and assist her with directions to her destination. However, upon his arrival, a disagreement over the fare Ms. Owusua was supposed to settle the dispute between the two men.
This led to “Suspect Gyekyi becoming annoyed and pulling out his sidearm, shooting the deceased without any provocation.
The body of the deceased has been taken to the Police Hospital morgue for preservation pending an autopsy.
Meanwhile, the suspect, Smith Gyekye, has surrendered himself to the police at Amasaman and his pistol retained for further investigations.
By Philip Agbodza