Man Brandishes Gun During Dispute Over Price Of Car Parts

A Bulawayo man has been arrested for pointing his licensed gun at another following a dispute over the price of a Honda Fit fuel pump.

Posting on Twitter, police said Emmanuel Charuka (30) pointed his 9mm pistol at Maxwell Tshabalala (39) at a car parts shop leading to his arrest. Police said:

The ZRP warns firearm holders against abusing firearms to settle scores. On 05/10/22, Police in Bulawayo arrested Emmanuel Charuka (30) for pointing a firearm.

The suspect pointed a 9mm pistol at Maxwell Tshabalala (39) at a car parts shop in Kelvin North after disagreeing on the price of a Honda Fit fuel pump.

The Police have since recovered the 9mm pistol registered in the suspect’s name.

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In July, police warned members of the public with licensed firearms to desist from displaying them in public.

Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) national spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said the police had cases where some people got into shopping centres displaying firearms. He said:

We have had cases of people who are abusing their firearms. Some are giving them to their relatives who later use them to commit robberies.

Others are not securing their firearms which then land in the wrong hands later used by criminals.

We have also had cases where some people even get into shopping centres and start showing around live arms.

Others get to a stage of going to public gatherings where they start firing unnecessarily in the air, which is dangerous.