{"id":39454,"date":"2022-10-28T20:29:32","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T20:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/policeman-storms-kisoro-shop-shoots-indian-businessman-dead"},"modified":"2022-10-28T20:41:21","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T20:41:21","slug":"policeman-storms-kisoro-shop-shoots-indian-businessman-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/policeman-storms-kisoro-shop-shoots-indian-businessman-dead","title":{"rendered":"Policeman storms Kisoro shop, shoots Indian businessman dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Police in Kisoro District in western Uganda are holding one of their officers attached to Nyakabande transit center on murder charges after he allegedly walked into a hardware shop and shot one person dead.<\/p>\n<p>Police Constable Elioda Gumizamu, 21, a member of the Field Force Unit (FFU) is said to have shot 24-year-old Patel Kunjaj at around 2pm on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s alleged that on Thursday at around 1400hrs at main street in Kisoro municipality, Kisoro District, the accused policeman together with other civilians yet to be tracked walked directly into an Indians shop dealing in hardware and MTN company services and shot an Indian businessman, one Patel Kunjaj, 24, in the chest before trying to flee the scene,\u201d Mr Maate said.<\/p>\n<p>However, PC Gumizamu was intercepted and arrested with the SMG rifle No.56591064 which he had concealed in a polythene bag.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s currently detained at Kisoro police station for interrogation to establish the motive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe victim was taken to St. Francis hospital in Mutolere in Kisoro District in critical condition after over bleeding,\u201d Mr Maate added.<\/p>\n<p>Hours later, police said Kunjaj had succumbed to the gunshot wound.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInformation coming from the hospital is that he has succumbed to the gunshot wounds at around 8pm,\u201d Mr Maate added.<\/p>\n<p>One of the eyewitnesses, Mr Gilbert Mwiseneza, a casual worker at Kunjaj\u2019s shop said he and his boss were attending to a client when the armed officer walked in and aimed the gun at his boss before discharging a bullet that hit him in the chest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter the shooting, he (policeman) tried to run away but he was intercepted by people who gave a chase,\u201d Mr Mwiseneza said.<\/p>\n<p>The Kisoro Resident District Commissioner Shaffique Sekandi condemned PC Gumizamu\u2019s action saying he had been in the Force for four years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\">Uganda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. Police in Kisoro District in western Uganda are holding one of their officers attached to Nyakabande transit center on murder charges after he allegedly walked into a hardware shop and shot one person dead. 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