Harare — Chitungwiza acting mayor Mr Darlington Nota reportedly shot himself accidentally in the thigh last Saturday night while pulling out his gun to scare off suspected carjackers.
Mr Nota said he wanted to defend himself after one of the two cars that were trailing him in Zengeza overtook his vehicle before blocking the road. He said from his observations, he was fairly certain that he was being targeted by carjackers intent on stealing his Mazda Eagle double-cab truck. The acting mayor is admitted at the Avenues Clinic in Harare where his condition is reported to be stable.
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