Gunmen Kill Car Dealer At Tema, Police Chase Assailants

Unidentified assailants shot and killed a vehicle salesman named Felix Tetteh Batcha at the Bampo Hotel in Tema, according to police.

On the day of the occurrence, the deceased, who runs a business in Tema Community 9, received a call from a man who introduced himself as a medical doctor at the Tema Community 22 Polyclinic and expressed interest in acquiring a car.

“When the car dealer arrived at the Polyclinic, the supposed doctor claimed he was busy at the surgical theatre and therefore sent one of his boys to go on a test drive with the deceased and his friend who had accompanied him. When they got to a spot around Bampo Hotel, the test driver stopped the vehicle and got down under the pretext of making a phone call. Some minutes later, three men emerged on a motorbike, attempted to forcibly collect the ignition key from the deceased, and, in the ensuing struggle, shot him,” the police said in a statement.

The truck has since been recovered, and the authorities are now on the lookout for the perpetrators.

“The Inspector-General of Police has spoken to the family of the victim on the telephone and assured them of a thorough investigation into the incident and also provided police clinical psychologists to offer psycho-social support to them. The Regional Commander also visited the family to commiserate with them,” the police added.