Staff Reporter
POLICE are investigating a suspected shooting involving the vehicle of the Ongwediva Police Station commander, after a projectile struck the windscreen while he was driving with his wife and 14-year-old daughter on Friday evening.
According to the Namibian Police Weekend Crime Report, the commander heard a loud impact on the vehicle’s windscreen and immediately pulled off the road. Upon inspection, he discovered a projectile lodged on the left side of the windscreen, which appeared to have been fired from a 9mm pistol.
Police said the incident occurred on Mandume Ndemufayo Road, near a supermarket parking area, along the route from a service station to Ongwediva Open Market.
The suspect is unknown, and police investigations are ongoing. The case involves charges of attempted murder, discharging a firearm in a municipal area and malicious damage to property.
