Police arrests its own

Police are holding two of their own in connection to the shooting involving Brian White Kirumira, alias Bryan White. The officers were picked up Thursday morning following the recovery of a police gun from Kirumira’s home in Buziga, a Kampala suburb.

The two officers, whose identities have been withheld by Police, are attached to Kabalagala Police Station and have been acting as Bryan White’s bodyguards.

Bryan White is wanted for shooting Victor Bitwire in the shoulders outside his home on Wednesday morning under unclear circumstances. In his statement, White denies shooting Bitwire, saying he only tried to assist a man he found lying in a trench near his home.

“I found him already shot and only took him to hospital as a Good Samaritan. I didn’t shoot anyone, “reads Bryan White’s statement.

Luke Owoyesigire, the Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson, says they are still monitoring the situation of the victim who is still admitted at International Hospital Kampala-IHK.