Botswana Police Service public relations officer, Senior
Superintendent Near Bagali confirmed the incident which occurred in the
neighbouring country on Monday.
In a statement, he said three other suspects, two of them
Zimbabweans have been arrested. Another suspect who is a Motswana is in
hospital after he was injured during the shootout.
Senior Supt Bagali said the gang, which was armed with
pistols stole cellphones from a house.
“Two Zimbabwean men died in an exchange of fire with
members of the Botswana Police Service this morning (06/06/2022) near Botswana
College of Engineering and Technology.
Another suspect a Motswana man got injured in the process
and is hospitalised.
Three others being two Zimbabweans and a Motswana have
since been arrested,” he said.
“This follows an incident in which the six armed men aged
between 33 and 45 allegedly attacked and robbed a 34-year-old man of cellphones
at his residence.
The robbers fled the scene and were later involved in an
exchange of fire with the police.”
He said the police have since recovered three pistols
suspected to have been used in the commission of the offence.
The stolen cellphones have also been recovered from the
suspects.
Senior Supt Bagali said a vehicle with false registration
number suspected to have been used in committing the crime has been impounded.
He said preliminary investigations indicate that some of
the suspects have been on police wanted list for various cases of robbery
committed in Gaborone and surrounding areas.
Senior Supt Bagali said further investigations were
underway.
Botswana is home to a number of Zimbabweans who have moved
to the neighbouring country. Chronicle
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