According
to
an
internal
police
memo
seen
by ZimLive,
the
robbery
occurred
at
around
12.20
AM
along
Northolt
Road,
near
Divaris
Makaharis
School
in
the
Mabelreign
area.
Inspector
Magidi,
Constable
Chihanga,
and
Constable
Nyamushamba
were
on
stationary
patrol
when
three
men
wearing
black
balaclavas
emerged
from
the
darkness
armed
with
a
claw
bar
and
a
high-powered
torch.
“Suddenly,
three
male
adults
wearing
black
balaclavas
appeared
in
front
of
the
car
armed
with
a
claw
bar
and
a
high-powered
torch,”
reads
the
memo.
Inspector
Magidi
ordered
Constable
Chihanga
to
open
fire,
but
when
Chihanga
attempted
to
shoot
through
the
window,
the
rifle
jammed.
The
robbers
smashed
the
windscreen
and
surrounded
the
car.
Nyamushamba
managed
to
get
out
but
was
hit
on
the
shoulder.
Magidi
tried
to
fight
back
but
was
struck
on
the
forehead
with
a
brick
and
collapsed.
Chihanga
fought
his
way
out,
hitting
one
of
the
attackers
with
the
rifle
butt,
but
was
then
beaten
on
the
head
with
the
claw
bar.
The
gang
grabbed
the
rifle
and
its
magazine,
jumped
into
the
officers’
white
Nissan
Tiida
(ACS
1584),
and
sped
off.
All
three
officers
were
rushed
to
Parirenyatwa
Hospital,
where
they’re
said
to
be
in
stable
condition.
Police
are
now
hunting
the
suspects
and
trying
to
recover
the
stolen
car,
rifle,
and
the
two
phones
–
a
Samsung
A15
and
a
Tecno
10.