Police in Kumbur Payam of Heiban County arrested a man suspected to have shot dead a woman on the road of Kumbur market.
The man identified as 32-year-old Mangistu Hassan Fadul, shot Medina Ali Moran also aged 32 at her upper abdomen with a pistol and escaped, Voice of Peace reported.
Police officer in Kumbur Payam Musa Bashir Teka declared the capture of the Mr Hassan from hiding and that he was transferred to Kauda higher prison.
Mr Bashir said the culprit confessed having killed Ms Ali by mistake while attempting to check and clean the pistol after falling down from his waist.
The police said they found two bullets aborted before the third fired one, when the person on duty in Kumbur payam police station ran to the scene.
The police officer described Hassan’s claims unsatisfactory and that they would investigate him further and release some suspects arrested earlier including the family of the murderer.