A police officer has been shot dead at Mankessim in the Central region by some unknown assailants.
Police are yet to release the identity of the deceased.
The incident happened while the Lance Corporal who was dressed in civilian attire (mufti) was on his way to the station.
The attack on him follows a shoot out between the police and some armed robbers who had attacked a fuel station in the town on the same day at about 12am.
The police were called in to salvage the situation as the armed robbers retreated.
They, however, emerged from a nearby bush around 4 am, killing the police officer who was on his way to work.
The killing of the police officer has sent residents suspecting that the robbers could be town folks since they were able to identify an officer who was not in uniform .
The body of the Lance Corporal has since been deposited at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital Morgue.
Police in the Central region have also intensified their search for the perpetrators.