{A Special Police Constable, Mr Albert Muhumuza known for stalking or tracking Opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) leader, Dr Kizza Besigye, has been arrested after shooting a Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) staff in the city centre on Thursday night.
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The victim, identified as Henry Kakooza, was shot in the neck and suffered severe injuries.
By press time, KCCA officials and police negotiations were still going on between the two sides to resolve the matter amicably.
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Mr Muhumuza is detained at Kampala Central Police Station as investigations into alleged attempted murder continue.
The victim was admitted to Kadic Hospital in Bukoto, a Kampala suburb.
The shooting happened as SPC Muhumuza allegedly attempted to engage a suspected thief at a busy junction near Fido Dido on Bombo Road at around 8pm.
Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesman Patrick Onyango confirmed the shooting, but declined to reveal further details before reading the police file.
“I have just heard about it. I haven’t been officially briefed, so I cannot comment until I have read the file,” Mr Onyango said.
However, a police source said Mr Muhumuza was in a police patrol car returning from a mission to recover his TV set, which had been reportedly stolen and sold to a shopkeeper in the city.
A source said SPC Muhumuza, while in a traffic jam at Fido Dido, a suspected criminal attempted to grab the TV set from the patrol vehicle. Mr Muhumuza jumped off the vehicle and fired several bullets at the direction the thug took. A stray bullet hit Mr Kakooza’s neck, who was driving back home.
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Passengers waiting for taxis at the stage fled in different directions.
The injured Kakooza cried for help and one police officer, who was seated in front of the patrol vehicle, responded to the victim’s cry.
SPC Muhumuza was immediately disarmed, arrested and put back on the patrol car.
The bleeding victim, who could barely speak, asked police officers to take him to Kadic Hospital since he had an insurance card.
He was put in the police car and driven to the hospital where, he was admitted.
SPC Muhumuza was driven back to Kampala Central Police Station, where he recorded a statement and detained.
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