Police officer and vendor shot in incident at Estrela Vermelha market

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Police officer and vendor shot in incident at Estrela Vermelha market

1:04 CAT | 26 Jun 2018

Folha de Maputo

It was around 3:00 pm when three alleged Mozambique Police (PRM) uniformed officers went to the Estrela Vermelha market in Maputo in a private car.

According to O País, they had an arrest warrant for an alleged cellphone thief, but their presence did not please the market vendors, who immediately gathered around them in a crown. After all, they had come to arrest one of their companions.

In the ensuing melee, the police, according to witnesses, ended up firing more than five shots. One of the shots hit a young man in the foot. He was left there by police officers.

As they left the market, one of the officers fired again, probably by accident, and struck one of his colleagues in the nape of his neck. He fell, and was taken from the scene by his fellow officers.

Source: Folha de Maputo