A 35-year-old man, Muhammad Tauseef, was killed in Karachi’s Shah Latif Town Sector 17-A near Mangal Bazaar on Tuesday morning after he was shot during an attempted mugging, police said. According to police, he had left home for work at around 9am when two men on a motorcycle stopped him and tried to snatch his mobile phone.
Police say the victim was shot in the stomach and leg
Police said Tauseef resisted, after which the suspects opened fire. He was hit in the stomach and leg and was taken to Jinnah Hospital, where he died during treatment.
CCTV footage being collected as search continues
Police officials said footage from CCTV cameras installed around the scene is being obtained, while the search for the suspects and further investigation into the incident are continuing.
Police also said the number of people killed during robberies in Karachi this year has reached 61.
