UPDF soldier fires colleague dead in Kisoro
A soldier from the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF), attached to the 35th Battalion in Kisoro district, has tragically shot dead by a fellow officer in an incident that occurred on the night of Tuesday January 8. The deceased, identified only as Lawrence was a resident of Bushenyi District and sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the neck resulting in his immediate death.
According to sources within the battalion who spoke on the condition of anonymity, the incident took place while Lawrence and the suspect whose identity has yet to be confirmed were conducting a night patrol in Nturo Trading Centre along the Nturo-Nyarusiza road in Nyarusiza sub-county. The two soldiers reportedly got into a disagreement which escalated and led to the shooting.
Following the incident, security officials transported Lawrence’s body to Kisoro Hospital mortuary for a postmortem examination.
Maj. Kiconco Tabaro, the Public Information Officer for the UPDF 2nd Infantry Division confirmed the incident on Wednesday stating that investigations are currently underway. He urged the public to remain calm and reassured that efforts to apprehend the suspect are in progress.
