A 35-year-old man, identified as Peter Boakye Yiadom has allegedly shot himself to death at Offinso–Abofour in the Ashanti Region.
The deceased, popularly known as K.T., was a Beer bar Operator.
K.T. reportedly shot himself in his drinking spot on Monday, November 6, 2023.
Information gathered indicates that K.T. shot himself a week before the final funeral rites of his late mother.
According to a neighbour of the deceased, Dominic Duk, residents in the area said they suspect the man to have killed himself because of his mother’s death.
“He has been complaining about the demise of his mother with threats that he will kill himself, and join the deceased mother”
“A day before the unfortunate incident, those around him say they heard him talking about killing himself because he can’t imagine a life without his mother”
Some residents close to the drinking spot said they heard a gunshot in a small room within the spot, upon rushing there, the door was locked
They quickly informed police in the area who forcefully entered the room only to discover the man in a pool of blood with a pistol beside him.
He was rushed to a hospital in the area where he was pronounced dead on arrival
K.T. was a family man with four children.
The body has since been kept at a morgue for further investigations.
