The incident took place yesterday midnight as the young man, 22, forcibly pulled a Tecno phone from a man walking on foot.
The Executive Secretary of Gitega sector, Gabriel Mutuyimana has told IGIHE that the suspect was shot as he tried to stab with a knife the phone’s owner.
“Security officials shot the suspect as they saw him after grabbing the phone and getting ready to stab him with a knife,” he said.
Mutuyimana explained that the man whose phone was robbed fled soon as he heard gunfire. The suspect had no identifications.
The phone and the knife of the thief were taken to Nyarugenge police station.
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