Investigations into the shooting that occurred on Thursday in the Atewa East District at Asamang Tamfoe have been taken up by the Eastern Regional Police Command.
The issue has to do with local illegal mining operations.
16 of the 24 individuals that were detained are currently being held in Koforidua by the police.
The eight were released after a police screening procedure revealed they were farmers who had been detained as part of the swoop.
They were brought to the Koforidua High Judicial on Friday morning, but no court proceedings were taking place.
Efforts are underway to grant them police enquiry bail.
A team from the Eastern Regional Police Command, led by the Regional Commander, DCOP Anderson Fosu Ackaah Friday morning visited the Asamang Tamfoe community to engage the people.
What happened?
There was some disagreement with community members of Asamang Tamfoe when an anti illegal mining taskforce and the police from Kyebi went to the area to arrest suspects and seize illegal mining equipment.
The police and the task force had gone into a bush in the area to stop a suspected illegal mining activity.
However, the community members insisted, their operations were approved as it was part of an approved community mining activity.
The police and task force seized some mining equipment including excavators.
On their way out in a convoy transporting the arrested suspects and the equipment to Kyebi where the District Police Command headquarters is located, the community members blocked the road.
This led to the firing of shots.