Police in Old Kampala have shot and killed a rape suspect as he resisted arrest and attempted to disarm officers, who were effecting an arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The suspect is alleged to have raped a woman on Wednesday 21\/10\/2020 in Lugala, Rubaga Division, Kampala Capital City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The rape victim, whose name we will not disclose for privacy, narrated to the police her ordeal.” Says Kampala metropolitan police spokesperson Patrick Onyango<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Onyango, the incident happened near a location where there are CCTV cameras and the detectives retrieved the footage and analysed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He says the suspect who was identified by the detectives using the CCTV footage was a private security guard at a garage near Kosovo junction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Today ( 22\/10\/2020) at around 05 30hrs police officers went to arrest him. However, he resisted arrest and attempted to disarm a police officer. The officers discharged warning shots, but the suspect went ahead and attempted to grab a gun from one of the officers. The officer’s colleague fired bullets that killed the suspect.” Explains Onyango<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He says the scene has been visited by a team of detectives and the body of the deceased who has been identified as Ali Ambayo a resident of Lugala has been taken to the city mortuary at Mulago for a postmortem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Onyango said the Officer who shot has been arrested and detained at Old Kampala Police Station as investigations continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We appeal to members of the public to always cooperate with our officers while on duty and not to resist arrest any form.” He added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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