Trouble started following a quarrel in the police cells. Alaku, who was on guard duty reportedly rushed to see what was happening. He opened the door to the cells to see what was happening but the suspects started fighting him.
Police in Kakumiro
district are holding a special Police constable- SPC for allegedly shooting a
dead suspect. The suspect is Julius Alaku, who is attached to Kikwaya police
post in Kakumiro district.
He is accused of shooting dead John Barugahare, who had been arrested and
locked up at Kikwaya police post on Sunday. The incident happened around 11 pm on
Sunday night.
Trouble started following a quarrel in the police cells. Alaku,
who was on guard duty reportedly rushed to see what was happening. He opened the door to the cells to see what was happening
but the suspects started fighting him.
They overpowered him and started
escaping from the police cells. In his defense, the suspects opened fire and
a stray bullet hit Barugahare in the stomach. He died as he was being
rushed to Kakumiro Health Center IV.
Julius Hakiza, the Albertine region
police spokesperson, says the suspect was arrest to help police investigations.
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He explains that the deceased’s body is still lying at Kakumiro Health center
IV mortuary pending a postmortem.
