Armed robbers raid liquor outlet, shoot cashier to death

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A woman employed at Liquor Supplies at Ascot Shopping Centre in Bulawayo reportedly died when she was shot during an armed robbery last night.

Members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police carry the body of a victim who was shot dead during a robbery at a liquor store at Ascot shopping Centre in Bulawayo last night
Members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police carry the body of a victim who was shot dead during a robbery at a liquor store at Ascot shopping Centre in Bulawayo last night

When Sunday News arrived at the scene, police were still removing her body and had cordoned off the area.

Distraught workers were seen seated on the floor in the outlet while the police were recording statements.

Sources said the employee was shot in the head and died on the spot.

They said the robbers, whose number could not be ascertained, also got away with an undisclosed amount of money and police have since launched a manhunt.

Police and the owner of the outlet could not readily comment on the matter.

Over the past few months, Bulawayo has witnessed an increase in the number of armed robbery cases. The Sunday News

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4 years ago

Ma liquor outlets besides bottle store as allowed to open in this corona quarantine space

4 years ago

Shame….

4 years ago

Bulawayo is becoming a very lawless place to live. And it seems our police are never to be seen!

Reply to  Pam Cuddington

Pam Cuddington very true the trend is worrisome..

4 years ago

Sorry,but when robbers pounce do as they say don’t be a hero leave the rest to law enforcement

What’s the Heck going on in Zimbabwe 🇿🇼? Who’s in Charge of our Security forces ?

4 years ago

Shame,so sad hey

And u give those people bail boring

4 years ago

By the time of Mugabe when he was a president they was nothing like that

4 years ago

criminals are pardoned in a country without jobs this is the end result we used to hear such stories happen in SA but now it is on our doorstep

4 years ago

Russgn Nyarambi very true

Why kill. Take and go

4 years ago

I am sure someone is not doing his job at the beitbridge border.all these guns which are being used to rob and kill pple are coming from south africa

4 years ago

Makorokoza gangs are linked to this

4 years ago

May the soul of the departed rest in peace but it will get worse our country needs fixing

4 years ago

Thats the only way of living that Mnangagwa is opening mukore umo nyika inoita one transport operator in the name of zupco Mnangagwa anoda kuti tese timugodamire marobberies achawanda kudarika zvatiri kunzwa izwi

4 years ago

sorry for the loss its painful

4 years ago

I think she resisted their orders just obey to save your life

Police in Bulawayo are proving to be useless every night armed robbery. No one even a suspect in police cells…..

4 years ago

Mabasa eZanu Pf, all these social ill kudhakwa kwenyika coz of Zanu-PF

So sad

4 years ago

It will be guns all over Zimbabwe because of poverty and Beitbridge become a loophole guns come from S.A

4 years ago

These are the jobs that they say they have created.

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