The Police Anti-Robbery Task Force of the Ashanti Regional Command has gunned down two suspected robbers at Manso Dawusaso in the Ashanti Region.

A third suspect, Abraham Kwasi Tetteh has been arrested, a police statement has said.

“The Anti-Robbery Task Force of the Ashanti Regional Police Command in an intelligence-led operation shot two armed robbers who later died at the hospital. Another suspect, linked to the crime, has been arrested whilst four others are being pursued,” the statement explained.

The Police said the gang attempted to rob a gold dealer at his home in the Amansie South District on September 24.

At about 9:00 pm that Friday, the suspects allegedly “disarmed the private security guard of his weapon and fired shots into the residence.”

But the Police, based on intelligence, had “mounted a 24-hour surveillance on the gang” and “returned fire to protect the innocent lives in and around the property.”

As a result, the two who sustained gunshot wounds were arrested and sent to the hospital.

They were subsequently pronounced dead on arrival.

It added that four others are on the run and are currently being pursued.

The Ashanti Regional Police Command is said to have also retrieved a shotgun, pistol, and a taxi cab to the Police station.

The Service is also calling on residents, especially around the Amansie South District, to volunteer any information that will lead to the arrest of the four suspects.