Police in Obuasi have shot and killed a suspected armed robber and wounded two others during a shootout with them on Thursday night.

The robbers, four in number, had gone to attack a gold dealer at his residence at Asonkore, a surburb of Obuasi when the Police received a distress call from the victim.

The Police then moved to the scene of the robbery and chased the robbers away. But while the robbers were fleeing from the scene a shootout ensued resulting in the death of one of them. DSP Kwabena Otuo Acheampong, Obuasi Divisional Crime Officer told Joy News the fourth suspect escaped.

He said his men "retrieved two locally made pistols, three empty shells, four live cartridges a knife, a two-edged sword and some talisman" from the robbery scene.

No casualty was recorded on the side of the security, according to the Crime Officer. The gold dealer and his family who were unhurt in the incident, are also said to be doing well.

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