The Eastern South Regional Police Command is investigating a shooting incident which occurred on 29th April, 2025 and resulted in the death of five (5) people at Asiyaw, near Akwane-Dobro, Nsawam.

The Police crime scene team, which responded to the incident, found the lifeless bodies of five (5) male adults with gunshot wounds.

The team also recovered the following items from the scene;

* One (1) Toyota Tacoma vehicle,

•  One (1)Toyota Tundra vehicle, 

* One (1) pump-action gun with seventeen (17) live cartridges,

•  Four (4) empty cartridges, 

* Three (3) 7.62/39mm empty shells, 

* One (1) 9mm empty shell

•  Five (5) heavy-duty motorbikes.

Preliminary investigations suggest that there was a confrontation between two groups over sand winning at the location of the incident.

The bodies of the deceased have since been deposited at the Police Hospital mortuary for preservation, identification and autopsy while investigation continues to get the perpetrators arrested.