A 26-year-old man died after he was shot in the chest when he tried to protect his cousin, who was allegedly being assaulted by her boyfriend in Katima Mulilo. The 35-year-old woman and her boyfriend, with whom she is in a long-term relationship, had been arguing at a club situated next to the Zambezi River when the suspect allegedly started assaulting the woman. Her cousin, Falali Mahoto, then tried to intervene and the man took a pistol out of his car and allegedly shot him in the chest. The woman was taken to the Katima Mulilo State Hospital, where she was reported to be in a critical but stable condition. The suspect was arrested at Kalumba village some 10 kilometres south of Katima Mulilo while trying to flee. A pistol registered in his name and loaded with 12 bullets was found in his possession as were another 16 reserved rounds of ammunition for the same pistol. The Police Force’s crime investigation coordinator for Zambezi, Deputy Commissioner Evans Simasiku confirmed the incident, adding that ,the suspect will appear in the Katima Mulilo Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Mahoto’s next of kin have been informed.