A 50-year-old farmer, Kwame Kunyuo, who out of anger allegedly went on a shooting spree and shot five persons at Mame Krobo in the Kwahu North District, has been arrested by the Donkokrom police.
The suspect was said to have gone to a slum used by Indian hemp smokers at about 12 noon on January 1, this year, where his bicycle had been sent without his consent by one Kweku Robert.
Robert was said to have demanded some amount of money before returning the bicycle to him.
Kunyuo, who became angry and refused to pay the amount, was said to have gone to his nearby farm and picked a single-barrelled gun, which he used to shoot the victims: Sanny Kadre, a 35-year-old butcher; Kwame Anim, 40, a blacksmith, and Kwame Kumah, a 25-year-old mechanic.
Kadre was shot in his genitals and thighs, while Anim and Kumah were shot in their thighs and legs.
Two others, who were also shot and are yet to be identified, were said to have been taken to an unknown herbalist at Mame Krobo, where some of the pellets were removed from their bodies.
The suspect, who was severely beaten by an angry mob was rushed to the Presbyterian Hospital at Donkokrom, where the first three victims were also sent for treatment.
Briefing the Daily Graphic, the Kwahu North District Police Commander, DSP William Acolatse, said on January 1, 2009 he received a telephone call at about 12 noon from Mame Krobo that a man was being lynched by a group of people for allegedly shooting five others.
Policemen were sent to the scene to rescue the suspect who was unconscious, and he was sent to the Presbyterian Hospital for treatment.
He indicated that during interrogation Kunyuo told the police that he committed the act out of anger.
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