JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA (ADV) – The Zambian government has launched an investigation into circumstances that led to the shooting of Constable Lennox Kapila by his colleague after an altercation according to Minister of Home Affairs Stephen Kampyongo.
The 26-year-old Lusaka Police officer Constable Kapila of Munali Police Post was shot by Constable Edwin Kabasiya of Meanwood Kwamwena on Friday last week and died yesterday after being admitted to the Levy Mwanawasa Teaching Hospital.
“The government will thoroughly investigate the matter to determine what led to the shooting and ensure that justice prevails,” said Kampyongo told Journalists yesterday in a press briefing.
The Home Affairs Minister who was speaking at the PF Secretariat has since urged Police officers to exhibit exemplary conduct.
According to reports, Constable Kabasiya is reported to have gone to Munali Police Post where he picked up a quarrel with Constable Kapila and later shot him in the stomach with an AK 47 rifle.
Police Spokesperson Esther Mwata Katongo confirmed the death of Constable Kapila and said the suspect is still at large.
She has since appealed to the public with information about the whereabouts of the suspect to report to the nearest Police.
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