Staff Reporter
A 39-YEAR-OLD man from Windhoek has been arrested after he accidentally shot his friend in the forehead.
The victim (41) sustained serious injuries and is in critical condition.
It is alleged that the suspect found his girlfriend in the company of another man and attempted to shoot the man, but the bullet accidentally struck his friend instead.
According to Nampol spokesperson Chief Inspector Elifas Kuwinga, the attempted murder happened around midnight on Thursday at the Goreangab Dam informal settlement.
“It alleged that the suspect went to his girlfriend’s home with his friend who is now a victim. He reportedly found another man in his girlfriend’s room. The man came out running towards them. The suspect then pulled his firearm out trying to shoot him but he accidentally shot his friend in the forehead where the bullet got stuck,” Kuwinga said.
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