Police in Jinja City have arrested three people in connection with the Wednesday night shooting at Crested Crane Hotel that left one of the persons on guard duty dead and three others seriously injured.
It is alleged that the assailant ambushed the guards who were seated outside the gate, shot at them, and sped off on a waiting motorcycle.
Ronald Mawa, 31, a guard attached to Hash Security Services Ltd was shot dead while his three colleagues Alfred Opio, Edrine Bwiire, and Herban Muhanguzi sustained serious injuries and are admitted at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital emergency unit for critical management.
Police recovered an SAR rifle with five rounds of ammunition and 17 cartridges from the scene of the crime.
The Kiira Regional Police Spokesperson, Mr Abbey Ngako, said that the three suspects were arrested Wednesday night to help with the investigations but said the prime suspect is still at large.
“The assailant is suspected to have fled with an SAR gun and we are still hunting for him. The victims are yet to record statements as they are still in critical condition,” he said.
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