A man of Lusaka’s Libala South identified as Jeff Mulenga allegedly took his own life after shooting his girlfriend.

Deputy Police Public Relations Officer Danny Mwale has confirmed the fatal development.

According to Mwale, the girlfriend has only identified as Bwalya, aged 23, sustained a gunshot wound in the abdomen and was rushed to the Hospital by Police officers who responded to the call from members of the public in Chalala.

Police preliminary investigations indicate that the shooting incident happened on March 26, 2024 around 22:00 hours at the victim’s house in Chalala area.

At around 23:30 hours, Police received a report that the suspect had shot himself in State Lodge area.

Police officers rushed to the scene where they found Jeff Mulenga aged between 25 and 30 laying in a pool of blood with a gunshot wound on the chest.

Car keys believed to be for his motor vehicle and a pistol were found at the scene while the motor vehicle, a Mazda BT 50 was found parked outside the gate of one of the houses within the area.

He was rushed to the University Teaching Hospital where he was pronounced dead upon arrival.

The body is in the same Hospital mortuary while the motor vehicle has been secured at the Police Station.

Meanwhile, Police have instituted investigations to establish the actual cause of the shooting incidents.