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By Francis Otucu
The Central Police Station, Rukungiri has recorded a case of murder by shooting of Kenneth Akampurira, 36.
Sources say Akampurira was gunned down on September 20, 2019 at 10am.
Irrefutable sources have told us that the incident happened at River Ntungwa, Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Sources add, Akampurira, a resident of a resident of Rushaya Village, Bwambara Parish, Bwambara Sub-County in Rukungiri district went fishing together with friends identified as Bakama, a one Johnson and Dickson Kilamanga and that as they went about their activity, they were cited by persons suspected to be game rangers who reportedly fired bullets, landing on Akampurira.
“He died on spot. His friends scattered,” a well-placed source said.
Investigators say Akampurira’s friends never thought their colleague had breathed his last.
“They rushed to Rweshama landing site and waited for the friend but all in vain,” a source said.
It was on September 23, 2019 when fishermen saw a floating body only to realize it is Akampurira’s.
The matter was reported to the LCI boss, Kenneth Wagaba who then alerted Rweshama Police.
Against the above background, Marine Police with the help of local fishermen retrieved the body and took it to Rukungiri Hospital where a postmortem was carried out.
Details contained in the postmortem report remains privy to investigators.
The matter, this news site understands, is being probed Vide 1226/2019 of Rukungiri.
