A policeman in Fort Portal Tourism City yesterday shot a suspected thief who was stealing a tyre from a vehicle that was parked at Fort Portal Central Police station.
According to the Rwenzori West regional police spokesperson, Vincent Twesige, the incident happened at around 2pm when constable Anguyo Jaffar saw a man who is yet to be identified stealing a spare tyre from a taxi Reg. No. UAW 073P that was parked next to the Quarter Guard.
“The officer tried to stop the suspect but instead the said suspect removed the tyre and started running taking away the tyre,” Twesige says in a statement.
He adds: “The officer shot in the air once to scare him, but the thief continued running with the tyre. This prompted the officer to shoot at the thief once on the left leg and having been disabled, the suspect fell down and the officer informed the OC Station who also informed the Regional SOCO, Regional CIO, OC CID and other officers that responded to the scene.”
Exhibits of a tyre and a metallic rod were recovered from the scene. The suspect was taken to Fort Portal regional referral hospital for treatment as investigations into the matter continue.
