Police in Gisagara district is holding a man of gaharanyonga village suspected to have murdred three family members.
Felix Nzabalinda is in Police custody over the murder of Emmanuel Murekezi 39, J. Bosco Sinzabakwira 20 (an in law to Murekezi) and Vianney Gashongore 43, while three other suspects are still at large.
Its alleged that after entering a bar, four armed men opened fire right away that killed three people, other six escaped through the window uninjured.
According to the eye witness, the assailants fled without looting anything.
The eye witness further told police, that he recognized some two attackers as Peter Minani and Nkuriragenda, Burundian citizens who believed to have fled to Burundi immediately.
He added that, Minani had earlier called Murekezi asking him to pay money he owned him, the eye witness says, this is suspected to have been the cause of the murder.
According to information posted onto the National Police website, it is claimed that Peter Minani, the principal assailant was a business partner of Murekezi Emmanuel and they were involved in fraudulent sale of items from Burundi.
After arriving at the scene of crime, the Inspector General of Police Emmanuel K. Gasana, Governor of Southern Province and the area RDF division commander, calmed and assured residents of ultimate security and promised to fetch the criminals to justice.
IGP Gasana secured residents, saying the Rwanda police is working hand in hand with Burundian counterparts to track down and take into custody the criminals that seem to have fled to Burundi.
Gasana said, “ You should enlarge local night patrols and for all time provide well-timed information to avert such criminal acts.”
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