Ghana: gas station owner killed in robbery attack

Two armed robbers have shot dead a gas station owner at Gomoa Akotsi in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region, Ghana.

The unfortunate incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday, November 28, 2024.

“The deceased, a 50-year-old man known as Italian Burger, had been operating the station for over 11 years,” according to Adom News.

An eyewitness reported “hearing several gunshots in the gas station and rushing to the scene”.

Upon arrival, he found the robbers ransacking the room of the deceased, who was lying in a pool of his own blood.

The eye witness said that he and a daughter of the deceased almost lost their lives in an attempt to rescue them.

The victim succumbed to the gunshot wounds and passed away.