A joint security team has launched a manhunt for an unknown assailant who shot dead a private guard and robbed his gun in Wobulenzi town council in Luwero district.
The incident occurred at around 12:30 pm Wednesday at Advance Smart Micro Finance in Modern Zone in Wobulenzi town.
The assailant shot 20-year-old Leone Odongo 20 from SGA Security Company several times and made off with his firearm.
Moses Ssebalamu, the LC 3 Chairperson of Wobulenzi, says that the assailant fled toward Wampamba zone and disappeared in the bushes.
By the time of compiling this report, a group of Uganda People’s Defense Force soldiers had teamed up with the police to hunt the attacker.
Police have also cordoned off the scene to gather some evidence that will help them in their search for the killer.
The deceased’s body was also still laying on the verandah of the micro Finance.
Several security people have been gunned down in a similar manner and their guns stolen in recent months.
However, this is the first the attack has taken place in broad daylight.