Police in Kassanda district are investigating circumstances under which a Police Constable attached to Makokoto police post turned a rifle on himself and ended his own life in the wee hours of night.<\/p>\n
According to Racheal Kawala, the Wamala region police spokesperson, 47-year old Alex Kitiyo, registered under police Number 1037, at about 5:00AM while at Makokota trading center woke up and aimed the gun into his superior IP John Kakooza\u2019s room and shot several bullets, without saying a word, before killing himself.<\/p>\n
Kawala now says they are handling a case of attempted murder and suicide by shooting.<\/p>\n
She notes that in just one week, the police have responded to 3 incidents of shooting, two of which arose out of anger and rage by another police officer in Mbarara district and a saracen security guard in Tororo Municipality.<\/p>\n
The third shooting was by a police officer in Mukono Municipality, due to a mistaken identity.<\/p>\n
Police spokesperson Fred Enanga has since said the investigations so far reveal that the shootings were not as a result of organised crime, or attacks targeting any community but just random cases arising out of petty disagreements.<\/p>\n
This spate of gun violence has prompted the Internal Security Organisation to organize a refresher training on gun handling by security operatives including police officers and private security guards.<\/p>\n
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