Police in the Eastern Region have arrested four suspects in connection with a shooting incident that occurred during the burial and funeral rites of six family members at Asamankese in the Eastern South Municipality.
The incident which happened on Sunday, October 26, 2025 left six civilians and three police officers injured.
According to the Eastern South Regional Police Command, officers received intelligence that some individuals were transporting firearms and cartridges into a room near the chief’s palace.
Police personnel were deployed to the area, leading to the arrest of four suspects and the retrieval of one single-barrel gun, 84 live AAA cartridges, seven cutlasses, and two knives.
The suspects have been identified as Isaac Ntim, Nana Yaw Zenyo, Bismark K.K. Adam (29), and Buaben Richard (25).
However, during the arrests, some agitated youth reportedly attacked the police with stones and other objects, injuring three officers and damaging two police vehicles.
The youth also blocked roads around the Asamankese–Akroso junction and near the chief’s palace, firing guns indiscriminately amid tensions over where the deceased were to be buried.
Six people, including David Odame (28), Musah Gyakweli (29), Patrick Ofosu, Obeng Emmanuel (18), Asamoah Sey (18), and one yet-to-be-identified victim, sustained gunshot wounds and were rushed to the Asamankese Government Hospital for treatment.
Police say calm has since been restored in the town, with patrols and surveillance intensified to maintain law and order. All suspects remain in custody assisting with investigations.
