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Shootings!

PORT MORESBY: A Barawagi Prison fugitive was shot and killed by police in Bulolo’s Wau in Morobe two weeks ago.

A 27-year-old man was killed in a shootout with police East New Britain’s Kokopo on Monday (Nov 1, 2021).

Here are the two stories published by The National:

Drunk escapee shot dead

November 2, 2021The NationalNational

By JIMMY KALEBE
AN escapee from Chimbu’s Barawagi Jail was shot and killed by police in Wau, Bulolo in Morobe, two weeks ago, a police officer says.
Morobe police commander Supt Jacob Singura said the escapee was drunk and tried to attack members of the community at Nami when police were called in.
“He was on the run and when police caught up with him, he tried to attack the police when he was shot,” Supt Singura said.
He appealed to the other escapees at large in Wau to surrender to police to ensure their safety.
He warned anyone in Wau harbouring escaped convicts to surrender them or they would be liable to prosecution.
Supt Singura said these escapees posed a threat to the communities they were in as most had been jailed for serious crimes such as murder, rape, armed robbery and assault and were likely to reoffend.
He said police in Wau-Bulolo were on high alert and would use force against any escapee who resisted arrest.
In confirming the shooting of the escapee, Wau police station commander Snr Insp Leo Kaikas said Wau police understood that there were more escapees hiding in settlements and communities in Wau.
“It is no use for you to hide.
“Surrender yourself to make life easier for your families and yourself.”
He appealed to youths in Wau to stop illegal activities and start doing something worthwhile to help themselves.

Robbery suspect killed in shootout with police

November 2, 2021The NationalNational

By MIRIAM ZARRIGA
A 27-YEAR-OLD man who exchanged gunfire with police in Kokopo, East New Britain, was shot and killed yesterday, a senior police officer says.
Provincial police commander Chief Insp Joseph Tabali told The National that the deceased, Samuel Binore, was wanted for robberies around the Takubar, Seaview and Tokua areas over the last two years.
Chief Insp Tabali said Binore had taken police on a chase across Kokopo before being cornered in the bushes between the Rapopo Resort and Channel College around Seaview.
“The shooting by police is now a matter of a coroner’s inquiry with the police officers assisting in the inquiry,” he said. Chief Insp Tabali said police were in pursuit of another suspect in regards to a stolen motor vehicle when they came across the deceased.
“Seeing police, the deceased, ran armed with a loaded homemade firearm, police ordered him to stop, however he did not listen,” he said.
“Police pursued Binore and he took off into the bushes, that was where he took a shooting position and aimed (his gun) at the officers.”
Chief Insp Tabali said after being shot, Binore was taken Nonga Base Hospital in Rabaul where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
A homemade firearm and several 12 gauge buck shots were recovered at the scene.

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