Teenage boy, suspect killed as robbers, citizen exchange fire

A teenage boy and a suspected robber were killed during an exchange of fire between robbers and a citizen in Orangi Town on Wednesday night. Meanwhile, a man injured resisting a mugging bid on Tuesday succumbed to his injuries during treatment at hospital.

With these killings, the number of people killed in 2025 due to robbers' firing in Karachi has risen to 33. A 14-year-old boy, named Hussain, son of Ali, lost his life after being caught in crossfire during an attempted street robbery in Orangi Town within the limits of Pakistan Bazaar police station.

According to police, two motorcyclists were attempting to rob a passerby when a nearby citizen, Shahenshah Hasan, opened fire on the robbers using his licensed pistol. As a result, one of the suspects was killed on the spot while the other fled the scene with injuries. Unfortunately, during the exchange of fire, the teenager was fatally shot due to firing by the suspects.

Police have recovered a weapon along with ammunition from the killed suspect. The citizen’s licensed pistol has been seized for forensic analysis. Efforts are underway to identify the suspect and further investigations are underway.

Separately, a 50-year-old man, identified as Irfan, who was wounded during a robbery near Noor-ul-Islam Masjid in the Korangi area on Tuesday succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday.

The incident occurred when motorcycle-riding robbers opened fire on Irfan during a mugging attempt as he resisted. The injured victim was taken to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for emergency medical care but he later passed away during treatment.

According to Zaman Town SHO Ghulam Nabi Afridi, the incident originally led to a case being registered under attempted murder charges. However, with Irfan’s death, the charges will now be upgraded to include murder. Police further confirmed that the search for the suspects were underway using technical methods.