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By Francis Otucu
The police are hunting for unidentified persons who shot at a group of five businesspersons from Kiruhura district, killing one of them.
The incident in which Herbert Ayesige was killed happened at Loriko Sub-Ward, Loriko Parish, Elegu Town Council at 10pm on Friday night.
Ayesige, who was shot twice in the stomach and later robbed of an unspecified amount of money, was pronounced dead on arrival at Gulu Independent Hospital.
Other survivors of the shooting are; Allen Nayebare, 21, Marion Musimenta, 25, Eva Kyasimire, 19, and Charles Lojum, 25.
Regional Police spokesperson Jimmy Patrick Okema has confirmed the incident.
“Eyewitnesses told our team on the ground that the assailants took off towards Unyama River. The scene has been visited and cartridges of the SMG recovered. We have kicked-off the investigation Vide CRB 032/2019,” Okema said.
