The incident took place last night in Nyamweru cell of Kanyinya sector.
Police spokesperson in Kigali city, CIP Marie Goretti Umutesi has told IGIHE that the names of the suspect could not be established as the suspected thief had no identifications.
“We were informed that thieves usually steal from parked truck in the area. Police was there on patrol. Two thieves armed with machetes saw a truck of Daihatsu brand loaded with irish potatoes and started cutting the canvass covering the merchandise. Potatoes spread over the road,” she said.
“One thief cut glasses of the car immediately when the driver stopped. Police shot him dead when he did not heed to the orders. His colleague escaped,” added CIP Umutesi.
She urged citizens to play an active role in preserving security adding that police and other security officials are on standby to intervene.
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