Police officer arrested for shooting dead two people

A police officer has been arrested for allegedly shooting dead two people in Mayuge District.
The suspect has been identified as Pius Omuding, a police officer attached to Bukasero police post in Bukatube Sub-county in Mayuge District.

Omuding is said to have accidentally shot Nelson Okurut, 23 and John Pele, 73, both residents of Bukasero village.
The suspect allegedly shot the duo as he tried to disperse an angry mob attempting to lynch two suspected cattle thieves in the area.
The Busoga east police spokesperson James Mubi confirmed the arrest of the police officer and said he will be taken to court as soon as police investigations are complete.