Police release official statement on Sezibwa road shooting incident

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NEWS– The Uganda Police force have come out to speak on the Sezibwa road shooting incident that left one person critically injured.

From the released statement, the police is seriously hunting for their own who allegedly shoot and injured a civilian for yet to be known reasons.

Rusoke Kituuma the police spokesperson has identified the injured Julius Ssemwaka, a driver from a yet to be identified address.

According to the police spokesperson, Ssemwaka was shoot at and fatally injured by a police officer one 55915 PC Charles Bahati.

Police notes that Bahati shot and fatally wounded Ssemwaka who was driving vehicle registration number UAX 460C along Sezibwa road.

It is said that after the shooting incident, Bahati with his weapon fled the scene using a boda boda and is currently on run.

The force spokesperson confirmed the development and noted that the police have already launched investigations and manhunt about one of their own.