Police In Western Region has killed 2 robbers in a fearsome gun battle at Asankragua.
Two suspected armed robbers have been gunned down by the Asankraqqua Police Department.
According to the report, the robbers were killed after engaging in a gun battle with the police at Adowahu in the Amenfi West Municipal of the Western Region.
The Asankragua police department revealed that the armed robbers who were 4 in numbers were after a Chinese national they believed to be carrying gold.
The police rushed to the scene after receiving a tip-off and the robbers upon seeing their presence started shooting at them.
Two of the four robbers managed to escape through the bush after the other two got killed and one police officer seriously injured.
The injured police officer is currently receiving treatment at the Asankragua Roman Catholic Hospital.
The bodies of the deceased robbers have been deposited at the Asangragua Roman Catholic Hospital.
Meanwhile, an investigation into the incident is ongoing.
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