By Editorial,
The Police in Rwizi Region have arrested their own for allegedly shooting a suspect dead.
Samson Kasasira, the Police Spokesperson Rwizi Region has identified the officer as, Benson Agaba attached to Rubindi Police Station in Mbarara District while the deceased is Gerald Tubigarukwamu, a resident of Akatoma village in Kashari North.
Kasasira says that Agaba who was in the company of a policeman Boaz Tumuhimbise and the Akatoma Village Chairperson yesterday had gone to effect an arrest of Tubigarukwamu, who was accused of threatening violence.
Kasasira explains during the process to arrest Tubigarukwamu, he allegedly chased one of the officers with a panga with the intention of harming him, prompting Agaba to discharge bullets.
According to Kasasira, one of the bullets hit the suspect in the head killing him instantly. Agaba is currently held at Rubindi Police Station. END