A police officer in Mbarara city has killed a fellow officer by shooting at the main gate of Mbarara prisons.
It is said that the officer showered his colleague with bullets for reasons yet to be identified.
The shooting comes at a time when over 3 askaris and security guards have been killed by colleagues by shooting.
The incident comes barely a day after one Rogers Atuhaire, a guard attached to SGA Security Group yesterday himself dead at Makwasi Building along Lumumba Avenue in Kampala city Centre.
Police issues Statement
“The Territorial Police in Mbarara is actively investigating a case of shooting that happened today 19th May 2023 at about 1800hrs.
It is reported that a police officer identified as NO.50158 PC Opio Charles attached to the Field Force Unit (FFU) Mbarara, shot and killed CPL Yeremiah Paper, a UPDF Officer attached to Ruhengyere Engineering Brigade at Police/ Prison Cell at the residence of FFU opposite bank of Uganda Mbarara branch.
Preliminary findings indicate that the duo had a misunderstanding that led to the Shooting. We have arrested the suspect and he is being held at CPS Mbarara while the gun suspected to have been used in the murder has been recovered and exhibited.
The body of the deceased has been conveyed to Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital for postmortem.
We shall give more updates on the progress of the investigation in due course. We extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends of the deceased