Gunshots!, municipal police throw spikes at on-coming taxi, one person dies -

There was mayhem in Karoi after municipal police reportedly threw a spike a on a taxi that ended up knocking down four pedestrians killing one on the spot.

Karoi police allegedly attended the scene and fired gun shots to disperse angry crowd that was stoning a car the municipal police boarded as they tried to flee the scene.

"The municipal police threw a spike on an oncoming taxi that tried to avoid it resulting in the taxi hitting pedestrians.

"One vendor died in the process and that angered onlookers who became very violent and the municipal police tried to flee in a car they stopped.

"Unfortunately they did not go anywhere far as the car was stoned by the mob baying for the council's guys' blood," said the source.



Mashonaland West police spokesperson Clemence Mabweazara could not be reached for comment as his mobile phone was unreachable.