Police forces in Pallisa and Bukedi have commenced investigations into circumstances under which a police officer identified as AIP George William Kaweesi 45, attached to the Field Force Unit in Pallisa shot and killed himself on 15th August 2022.
Immaculate Emilly Alaso, the PRO Bukedi North said that on the 14th Aug 2022, Kaweesi the (now deceased) reported to Pallisa police station on transfer as OC FFU, from Magamaga and was allocated a house in FFU barracks located in senior quarters where other FFU personnel and other officers attached to the medical unit stay.
‘’The deceased who was well dressed in his full FFU uniform and armed with his SMG, was helped by other FFU officers to put his property inside the room,” Alaso said.
According to Alaso, on the 16th of August at around 1030 hours the wife of the deceased identified as Hellen Akia reported to the barracks claiming that she had called the husband’s phone but he was not picking. Officers went to his house and tried to open his door but it was locked from inside. But on peping through the window they saw Kaweesi’s lifeless body on the mat soaked in a pool of blood.
She said immediately a team of police officers led by the district CID officer together with scene of crime personnel visited the hpuse and documented the scene. Alaso added that the officers recovered an SMG riffle with 29 rounds of ammunition with its safety catch open and a Star pistol with 14 rounds of ammunition with one bullet in the chamber were recovered in the room.
The deceased body is currently at Pallisa General hospital for a postmortem examination.
SP Umar Mugerwa the district police commander said the incident is shocking and urged fellow police officers to always share challenges with friends for possible solutions.
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