A police officer from Ras Obeida police station in Benghazi was shot dead by unknown gunmen, according to security sources from the city.

"The policeman was shot with three bullets in front of his home in Ras Obeida area and was transferred to Al-Jalaa Hospital where he later died of his wounds," the sources confirmed.

The victim was identified as Omer Bu Shanaf Gaddafi, an assistant officer in Ras Obeida police station and a member of the investigation unit.

The identity of the killers is yet to be known.

Crimes