Mon, 25 Dec 2017 12:46:37 +0000
By ROGERS KALERO
TWO Zambians are admitted to Kitwe Central Hospital (KCH) with gun shoot wounds, while four others were treated and discharged after three Chinese nationals allegedly shot and wounded them in an incident which happened on Saturday in Lufwanyama district of the Copperbelt.
Copperbelt Police Chief Charity Katanga confirmed the incident which happened on Saturday at 10:00 hours between Ebenezer Mine and Gemfield Mine where six Zambians suffered gun shot wounds after three Chinese Nationals fired at them.
Ms Katanga said Nsama Bwalya aged aged 27 of house number 9001 of Chimwemwe Township in Kitwe, reported to the police that he and and five friends named as Selena, Marvelous, Remmy and others not yet known were shot at by the three Chinese nationals and sustained gunshot wounds.
“Yes, I can confirm that the police has received a report of a shooting incident in Lufwanyama where three Chinese nationals shot and wounded six Zambians.
” The six were taken to the hospital and treated, four were discharged while Nsama Bwalya and Kauseni Chulu are still admitted to the hospital in Kafue ward bed 37 and 38. Their condition is stable,” Ms Katanga said.
Ms Katanga said her officers in the company of one of the victims who was discharged, had gone to Lufwanyama to investigate the matter and establish to what led to the Chinese nationals shooting and wounding six Zambians.
“As I said earlier, we are investigating the matter and more details will follow later regarding the shooting incident. We are investigating to establish any criminality,” she said.
