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Police in Kampala have clarified on circumstances that led to the death of police constable Coled Twesigye who shot himself dead to the head.
The deceased died on Sunday at 7pm at Kyanja Community Police Post while checking guns to be handed over to private security guards.
Reports have been circulating around his death indicate that the deceased committed suicide because he was stressed by personal matters.
Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire,says the deceased shot himself on the head by accident.
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He says a team of homicide detectives and crime scene officers from Kira road police station have since established that Twesigye’s shooting was accidental.
Twesigye was in charge of the armory at Kyanja Community Police Post where both police and private security guards keep their rifles. An officer in charge of the armory must ensure that every gun they assign to members of the force is in good shape.
The officers are also expected to ascertain the number of ammunition in each firearm. A guard who was in custody at Kira road, says that they were also shocked when they heard a gunshot in the armory.
“When we peeped inside, we saw him breathing his last. We could not run away because we knew we had done nothing wrong. We instead called out bosses to tell them what had happened,” the guard said.
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This is not the first incident in Kampala where a police officer has accidentally shot himself. In 2022, Betty Achom, who was attached to Kawempe police station accidentally shot and injured herself during an operation to contain violent youths in Bwaise.
Patrick Onyango, the Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, said Achom had put the bullet in the chamber and accidentally touched the trigger thus hitting her left leg and ankle.
