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Four suspects on the run after gruesome Katutura killing

The Namibian Police have released identikits of four men allegedly linked to the gruesome death of Patrick Hawala Hamupunda, also known as ‘Waka’, in Katutura on Sunday.

According to a police crime report, Hamupunda (31) was stabbed and shot by men in a house along Mungunda Street.

The suspects were armed with a pistol and a panga, the report says.

The men wanted in connection with Hamupunda’s death are Lukas ‘Big Show’ Nghishekwa, Festus ‘Vuxxa’ Nehemia, Wilhelm ‘Lavas’ Modestus and Kleofas Amutenya.

They have been described as armed and dangerous and the police have asked the public not to try to apprehend them, but to rather inform investigators of their whereabouts.

Members of the public with information can contact deputy commissioner Chrispin Mubebo at 081 268 8888, or detective chief inspector Simeon Nghilalulwa at 081 256 0988.

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