A woman at Pigfarm, a suburb of Accra, was struck and killed by a stray bullet from police during an anti-robbery operation at the weekend.
A statement from the police said the woman was pronounced dead when she was rushed to a hospital.
The body has been deposited at the morgue for preservation and autopsy, the statement signed by ACP Grace Ansah-Akrofi added.
It added that the leadership of the Ghana Police Service has visited the bereaved family and “will continue to support them through these difficult times.”
“Once again, we wish to express our sincerest and deepest condolences to the bereaved family,” the statement noted.
“The operation, which has been going on for some time now, is targeted at arresting a criminal gang linked to a number of robberies,” the statement explained.
According to the statement, the police arrested two of the gang members, and the operation is still ongoing to get the remaining members arrested.
By Ernest Kofi Adu