Christopher Happy, the Hima town council Deputy Mayor who was known to the deceased, says residents were alerted by the gunshot and moments later saw police officers taking measurements at the suicide scene.
A Police
officer in Kasese district has committed suicide using his own firearm. The deceased
has been identified as 28-year-old Francis Madici, who was attached to the Field
Force Unit-FFU at Hima Division Police station.
Madici allegedly shot himself through the chin at the
station on Tuesday afternoon in the presence of other police officers.
Christopher
Happy, the Hima town council Deputy Mayor who was known to the deceased, says residents
were alerted by the gunshot and moments later saw police officers taking
measurements at the suicide scene.
//Cue in: “Abaire musaija mukozi…
Cue out:…nikihagaro nikihemu.”//
A police officer at Hima division police station told URN on
condition of anonymity that the deceased spent the better part of Monday by
himself and in a low mood.
He, however,
said there were no known serious issues around his life. The Rwenzori Region
Police Commander, Samuel Asiimwe, declined to comment on the matter, saying
they are still investigating.
