Police officers at Pallisa police station, Eastern Uganda have been left in shock after a newly transferred officer committed suicide just hours after arriving at the station.
Reports indicate that AIP George Williams Kaweesi aged 45 years who was the new officer in charge of the Field Force Unit (FFU) Pallisa district killed himself on Monday, August 15.
According to the police spokesperson for Bukedi North, Immaculate Emilly Alaso, Police in Pallisa in coordination with the regional police at Bukedi North have commenced investigations into circumstances under which the police officer shot and killed himself.
The police spokes person said on Monday, Kaweesi the (deceased now) reported to Pallisa police station on transfer as OC FFU, from Magamaga and was allocated a house in FFU barracks located in senior quarters where other FFU personnel and other officers attached to medical stay.
According to police report, the wife of the deceased on Tuesday afternoon reported to the barracks claiming that the husband was not picking his phone.
It’s reported that officers who went to check on him at his home had to break it open since he had locked himself from inside; only to find his helpless body on the mat soaked in a pool of blood.
Alaso added that the officers recovered an SMG riffle with 29 rounds of ammunition with its safety catch open and a pistol star with 14 rounds of ammunition and 1 in the chamber was recovered in the room.
The deceased body is currently at Pallisa General hospital for a postmortem examination.
SP Umar Mugerwa the district police commander said the incident is shocking and urged fellow police officers to always share challenges with friends for possible solutions.
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