Rubirizi, Uganda – A Ugandan People’s Defence Force (UPDF) soldier was wounded early Thursday morning in a shooting incident near Katerera.
Private Onyango Yoakim, attached to the Kanywero Army Detachment, sustained a gunshot wound to his left leg during an encounter with unknown occupants of a Toyota Wish vehicle, registration number UBN 856Q.
The incident occurred around 4:00 am on April 7th, 2025, along the Katerera-Kyambura road in Nyakagyezi 11 cell. A joint police and UPDF patrol, in a vehicle registered as UBN 103V, stopped the suspicious vehicle.
The occupants responded by firing shots, injuring Pte. Onyango before fleeing the scene. The patrol team subsequently deflated the tires of the Toyota Wish.
Police responded swiftly, opening a case file (SD 07/07/04/2025) for unlawful wounding. Pte. Onyango received medical treatment, and investigations are underway. The scene was examined by forensic officers, who recovered six empty cartridges. The suspects’ vehicle was later found abandoned at the home of Muzamil Tugume in Myonyo village. The weapon used in the shooting remains unrecovered.
Greater Bushenyi Police Spokesperson SSP Marcial Tumusiime confirmed the incident and stated that investigations are ongoing to identify and apprehend the suspects, recover the firearm, and establish the motive behind the attack.
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