By Staff Reporter
HARARE — Prominent Ruwa businessman Joseph Mutangadura, 67, was shot dead during an armed robbery at his farm along Dustain Road in Ruwa late Sunday night, police confirmed on Monday.
Mutangadura, who ran several enterprises in the town — including Mutangaz Hideout, Mutangaz Panyama, and Lisheen Estate — was attacked by a gang of about seven masked men who stormed the property at around 11PM.
National police spokesperson commissioner Paul Nyathi in a statement said the suspects were armed with pistols, claw bars, and hammers.
They overpowered a security guard on duty, tied his hands with shoelaces, and forced him into the house.
Using metal bars, the gang broke down a door before confronting the businessman, who was in bed with his wife.
“The suspects shot the victim in the stomach before ransacking the house,” Nyathi said.
Both Mutangadura and his wife were rushed to Eden Hospital in Windsor, Ruwa, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. His wife remains in critical condition.
A relative who spoke to the media earlier said: “So far the only available fact is that he was murdered in the course of a robbery as a businessman.
“It’s likely that he was robbed of money because his safe was found open,” added the relative.
Police said the total value of property stolen has not yet been established.
“Investigations are ongoing, and more details will be released in due course,” Nyathi added.
