HARARE
—
Two
police
detectives
were
shot
dead
by
an
armed
robbery
suspect
in
Zaka
early
Sunday
morning,
while
three
others
were
seriously
injured
during
a
shootout,
police
have
confirmed.
The
slain
officers
have
been
identified
as
Detective
Sergeant
Bernard
Chimbeke,
37,
and
Detective
Constable
Casper
Antonio
McKenzie
Chitsowe,
43,
both
attached
to
the
Criminal
Investigations
Department
(CID)
Homicide
Division
in
Harare.
National
police
spokesperson
Commissioner
Paul
Nyathi
said
the
detectives
were
tracking
Daniel
Munyanyi,
50,
a
suspect
wanted
in
connection
with
armed
robbery
cases
in
Harare
and
Zaka.
The
officers
cornered
Munyanyi
at
his
rural
home
at
Ndume
Village,
under
Chief
Ndanga,
at
around
5AM
when
he
allegedly
opened
fire,
fatally
shooting
the
two
detectives.
Three
other
detectives
sustained
gunshot
wounds
during
the
exchange.
Law
enforcement
sources
said
one
officer
was
shot
in
the
thigh,
another
in
both
legs,
while
a
third
suffered
severe
injuries
that
resulted
in
the
amputation
of
one
leg.
Commissioner
Nyathi
said
Police
Commissioner-General
Stephen
Mutamba
had
conveyed
his
condolences
to
the
bereaved
families.
“The
Commissioner-General
expressed
his
deepest
condolences
to
the
families
of
Detective
Sergeant
Chimbeke
and
Detective
Constable
Chitsowe
following
this
tragic
and
unfortunate
incident,”
Nyathi
said.
Investigations
into
the
incident
are
ongoing.