THREE members of the Namibian Defence Force face a charge of murder and attempted murder after they allegedly shot and killed a young man and wounded another following an alleged robbery.
Police spokesperson Chief Inspector Angula Amulungu said yesterday that the three were allegedly robbed in Katutura at around 23h45 on Friday, Independence Day. They apparently went home to get a firearm and returned to the spot where the incident took place.Upon their return, Amulungu said, they allegedly found two people, one of them urinating on the pavement.The NDF members allegedly shot 23-year-old Lawrence Hangara in the head while his companion was hit in the foot.Hangara died on the spot and the NDF members were arrested.In another shooting in Windhoek on Friday, Amulungu said a 26-year-old man died in Windhoek’s Otjomuise suburb after he was shot during a quarrel.Delorus Kennedy was allegedly shot and killed by another 26-year-old man near the Woermann Shopping Centre at around 01h30.They apparently went home to get a firearm and returned to the spot where the incident took place.Upon their return, Amulungu said, they allegedly found two people, one of them urinating on the pavement.The NDF members allegedly shot 23-year-old Lawrence Hangara in the head while his companion was hit in the foot.Hangara died on the spot and the NDF members were arrested.In another shooting in Windhoek on Friday, Amulungu said a 26-year-old man died in Windhoek’s Otjomuise suburb after he was shot during a quarrel.Delorus Kennedy was allegedly shot and killed by another 26-year-old man near the Woermann Shopping Centre at around 01h30.
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