Shootout at Havana

A 24-year-old suspected thief got a taste of his own medicine when he was shot in the leg after an attempt to fire at a car owner in Katutura’s Havana section.

Eyewitnesses said the suspect fired at Pesha Ingena (30) while Ingena was inspecting damage to his car on Wednesday afternoon. Ingena, who was not injured, fired back and hit the suspect in the right leg.The injured man, whose name has not yet been released, was admitted to the Katutura State Hospital.* Heita Timoteus Nghishiko (24) of Oshakati West was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head in his bedroom on Monday afternoon.It is believed that he shot himself, as a .303 rifle was found next to his body.* Windhoek Police are looking for two fugitives, Charles Daniel Toko (30) who is Nama-speaking and lived at the Goreangab Dam, and Uanomasa Tjiueza (35), Otjiherero-speaking and of no fixed abode.The two escaped from the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court in June.Anyone who knows their whereabouts is requested to contact the nearest Police station, or Detective Sergeant Mafwila at (061) 209 4351 or 081 246 9904.* The Crime Investigation Unit in Windhoek is looking for Aukusa Alma (25) in connection with a theft that took place at the University of Namibia on April 7.Alma is an Oshiwambo-speaking woman and her last known address is Okapya in Ondangwa or in Swakopmund.Anyone with information is requested to contact Sergeant Shikongo at (061) 209 4245 or 081 277 4183.Ingena, who was not injured, fired back and hit the suspect in the right leg.The injured man, whose name has not yet been released, was admitted to the Katutura State Hospital.* Heita Timoteus Nghishiko (24) of Oshakati West was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head in his bedroom on Monday afternoon.It is believed that he shot himself, as a .303 rifle was found next to his body.* Windhoek Police are looking for two fugitives, Charles Daniel Toko (30) who is Nama-speaking and lived at the Goreangab Dam, and Uanomasa Tjiueza (35), Otjiherero-speaking and of no fixed abode.The two escaped from the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court in June.Anyone who knows their whereabouts is requested to contact the nearest Police station, or Detective Sergeant Mafwila at (061) 209 4351 or 081 246 9904.* The Crime Investigation Unit in Windhoek is looking for Aukusa Alma (25) in connection with a theft that took place at the University of Namibia on April 7.Alma is an Oshiwambo-speaking woman and her last known address is Okapya in Ondangwa or in Swakopmund.Anyone with information is requested to contact Sergeant Shikongo at (061) 209 4245 or 081 277 4183.