Tokyo, Japan | Xinhua | A man was confirmed dead on Friday in a shooting incident in Japan’s Tokyo area, local media reported. The man in his 50s was severely wounded after being shot at a coffee shop in the western city of Machida of Tokyo Metropolis on Thursday evening, …
Read More »3 children, 3 adults dead in U.S. elementary school shooting, shooter killed by police
Washington, USA | Xinhua | Three children and three adults died after a shooting at an elementary school in Nashville, the U.S. state of Tennessee, on Monday. The mass shooting was reported at the Covenant School, a private Christian elementary school in Nashville, on Monday morning. Don Aaron of the Metro Nashville …
Read More »American actor Alec Baldwin to be charged in fatal movie set shooting
Los Angeles, U.S. | Xinhua | American actor and producer Alec Baldwin will be charged for the 2021 fatal shooting of a crew member on the set of his new movie “Rust,” authorities said Thursday. The 64-year-old Hollywood veteran on Oct. 21, 2021 discharged a prop gun on the set of …
Read More »Bukwo CAO killer gun tied to four killings in Wakiso
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Investigations into the shooting of Bukwo Chief Administrative Officer Charles Ogwang, show that one of the two guns used to end his life had been used to kill four people in Wakiso district. Ogwang was killed in a volley of ammunition on July 8 in …
Read More »Why Police ordered suspect robbers be shot on sight
So far Flying Squad has arrested two suspects in connection to the Spice Supermarket raid Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Last week, the Director of Operations Uganda Police, Edward Ochom, ordered police officers to shoot suspected robbers on sight. His utterances come after armed robbers raided Spice Supermarket in …
Read More »Family calls for expeditious inquiries into businessman’s shooting
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The family of 58-year-old Shaban Batabaire Malore, a former renowned vehicle and coffee dealer in Busoga has called for expeditious inquiries into his shooting. Malore met his death at the hands of unknown gunmen riding on motorcycles on Saturday evening shortly after returning to his …
Read More »Two soldiers arrested for shooting student at Gulu Central High School
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two soldiers are in custody in connection to the shooting at Gulu Central High School leading to the death of Gabriel Rwotomiya, a senior three student. Rwotomiya was hit by a stray bullet on Sunday night when a combined team of UPDF soldiers and police …
Read More »Forensic analysis rules out police, UPDF guns in Kyengera shooting incident
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A forensic analysis to identify which guns were used to kill a Kyengera mobile money agent Dezilanta Nabasiyre, has revealed that none of the five guns belonged to the police and army. Nabasirye died in a morning scuffle at Kyengera town council, along Masaka road when …
Read More »MPs task gov’t to explain shooting of police officer
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker, Anita Among, has directed government to present to Parliament a report about an incident in which a Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier shot a police officer and injured him. Police Constable Robert Mukebezi, was shot and injured on Sunday, 16 January 2022 …
Read More »CMI arrests Maj Okua over shooting of traffic policeman
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) has arrested Maj Alpha Okua, concerning the shooting of a traffic policeman Robert Mukebezi. The UPDF spokesperson Ronald Kakurungu says that Maj Okua has since explained that Constable Mukebezi was shot by Cpl Bashir Mango, who is currently on …
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