Police arrest Jamestown man seen firing gun in viral video
Crime
Suspect Samuel Aryeetey Kortor
The Ghana Police Service has arrested a man captured in a viral video discharging a firearm in Jamestown, a suburb of Accra.
The suspect, identified as 29-year-old Samuel Aryeetey Kortor, was apprehended on April 9, 2025, through an intelligence-led operation.
According to a police statement, preliminary investigations revealed that Kortor is also wanted by the Homicide Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in connection with an ongoing murder case.
During a search at his residence in Gbese-Jamestown, officers retrieved a Beretta pistol with serial number PX-195994.
Samuel Aryeetey Kortor is currently in police custody and assisting with investigations.
The police say efforts are underway to arrest other individuals connected to the incident.
Source: Classfmonline.com/Cecil Mensah
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