“The officers tried to capture [the suspect], because he allegedly raped his own daughter, who is now pregnant,” police said on Sunday.

The suspect, police added, had reportedly been carrying a machete and a homemade gun at the time of the arrest attempt. An officer had warned him with a shot in the air, but the suspect kept resisting arrest, police said, adding that the man was then shot in the stomach.

The suspect allegedly raped his biological daughter since 2013, when she was below 10 years of age. The case was only revealed recently when she complained of stomach ache and was taken to a hospital in late August, where doctors found she was pregnant.

When the family tried to investigate who had got her pregnant, the father had asked the family to just abort the baby and not investigate further, police said. The suspect later reportedly threatened to kill his daughter should neighbors or police learn about her condition. His behavior aroused suspicion among other family members, who reported the case to police.

The victim told police she had been raped by her father since she was in third grade. The last time was around May. She had reportedly kept quiet because her father had threatened to kill her if she spoke up.

Knowing that police were investigating the case, the father reportedly left his home for a week.

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