Akatsi: The Akatsi District Police Command has commenced investigations into a disturbance that resulted in a shooting incident, leaving two persons injured. The incident also led to the destruction of property at Deti, a suburb of Akatsi in the Volta Region, on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.
According to Ghana News Agency, a press release issued by Chief Inspector Francis Kwaku Gomado, Head of Public Affairs, Volta Region, detailed that the victims, James Kpanda, 44, and Jonathan Kpanda, 30, sustained gunshot injuries during the incident. Additionally, a Mercedes-Benz private car, two motorbikes, and a fence wall were destroyed.
Preliminary investigations revealed that around 10:30 AM on the said date, some young men, including the two injured victims, allegedly went to the residence of the suspect, Mensah Awagah, and began dismantling his fence wall. This action reportedly angered the suspect, who allegedly retrieved a gun from his room and fired at the group, resulting in gunshot injuries to James and Jonathan, affecting their knee and eye, respectively.
The release further stated that angry youth in the area subsequently went on a rampage and set ablaze a Mercedes-Benz private car and two motorbikes parked within the suspect's compound. Personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service were called to the scene for assistance, but by the time of their arrival, the vehicles were burnt beyond repair.
Suspect Awagah is currently in police custody assisting with investigations, while the injured victims are receiving treatment at the Akatsi District Hospital. The police are on a manhunt for the other suspects involved to assist ongoing investigations, and further developments will be communicated in due course.