Suspect arrested after fatal shooting at Anosibe market
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lexpress
A man suspected of killing a trader and injuring two people in a shooting at Anosibe market was arrested on Monday in Betroka, Madagascar. The Anosy criminal brigade is continuing its investigation to verify his involvement in the attack, which took place the previous week, L’Express de Madagascar reports.
Malagasy police arrested a man in Betroka on Monday on suspicion of killing a trader and injuring two people in an armed attack at Anosibe market in Antananarivo. The incident took place on 14 October, L’Express de Madagascar reports.
The attacker took about eight million ariary belonging to the victim before shooting two other people as he fled. A surveillance camera captured his escape and the gunshots; the footage helped investigators direct their searches. The Anosy criminal brigade is continuing its investigations to verify the suspect’s involvement and look for possible accomplices.
Information gathered led police to a man who had reportedly travelled to southern Madagascar. Cooperation with police in Betroka led to his arrest.
The arrest marks a new stage in the investigation opened after the trader’s death; the gunman was still being sought on 16 October, according to the article on the attack at Anosibe market.
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