Man injred by stray bullet as police shoot at suspected armed robber

 

A man from Cowdray Park suburb in Bulawayo was recently left injured after he was shot by a stray bullet.

Nkazimulo Ndimande was shot in the leg by police officers who were chasing an armed robbery suspect.

The incident happened around 8 pm and the man is currently admitted to Mpilo Central Hospital.

An eyewitness, Tedious Masina, said Ndimande caught a stray bullet from shots that were being fired by the police officers.

Masina said after Ndimande was shot, the officers took him to a local clinic and paid the bills incurred.

 He was later moved to Mpilo, where a little while after arrival, a different crew of policemen came and said he was a suspect in an armed robbery case and would be placed under police custody.