A 36-year-old Chinese national, Luo Chuan, has been arrested by the Tema Regional Police Command for conspiracy to commit attempted murder, abetment of attempted murder and duty to prevent felony.
Luo Chuan was arrested in connection with the attempted murder of a fellow Chinese national, Xu Rongsheng, 33, at a casino in Tema Community 6.
The main suspect, Jiang Yongshong, 49 years, also a Chinese national, is currently at large.
The Tema Regional Police Command, through its Public Relations Officer, Chief Inspector Stella Dzakpasu said the main suspect, on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, allegedly shot at Xu Rongsheng three times without provocation at the casino.
After that, he absconded in a black 4×4 Lexus with registration GT 9555-15, being driven by the suspect in custody.
Chief Inspector Dzakpasu said the police, upon receiving the report and after initial enquiries, traced the getaway vehicle to Aristocrat Casino at Community 11, Tema, on Saturday, August 7, 2021, when the vehicle was impounded and arrested a suspect with the keys to the said vehicle.
She said further investigations led to the arrest of the driver of the said vehicle at his hideout in Tema.
“He was arraigned before the Ashaiman District Court on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, and remanded into police custody to reappear on August 25, 2021. Unrelenting efforts are still underway to apprehend the main suspect to face the full rigours of the law,” she noted.
By: Umar Sheriff Musah