Uganda Hunts for Officer in Road Rage Killing.
Police seek one of their own after he shot a man dead on a busy street. The search targets Charles Bahati, who ran from the scene last week in Kampala.
The clash started when Bahati told a driver to back up near the state house. The driver, Julius Ssemwaka, could not move because cars blocked his path.
Bahati lost his temper. He jumped from his patrol car and yelled at Ssemwaka. Other cops tried to calm him down. But Bahati pulled his gun and fired.
The shot killed Ssemwaka right there on Sezibwa Road. Bahati fled on a bike, taking his police gun with him.
"We must catch him fast," said police chief Rusoke Kituuma. The force shared Bahati's photo and asked people to tell them if they saw him.
The killing makes folks mad. Rights groups want answers. They say police hurt people with guns.
The police tell people to stay calm. They promise to find Bahati and say he will face the law for what he did.
The case brings new fears about cops who act badly. People want better rules for when police can use guns. They hope this hunt ends with justice for the dead man's kin.
Police seek one of their own after he shot a man dead on a busy street. The search targets Charles Bahati, who ran from the scene last week in Kampala.
The clash started when Bahati told a driver to back up near the state house. The driver, Julius Ssemwaka, could not move because cars blocked his path.
Bahati lost his temper. He jumped from his patrol car and yelled at Ssemwaka. Other cops tried to calm him down. But Bahati pulled his gun and fired.
The shot killed Ssemwaka right there on Sezibwa Road. Bahati fled on a bike, taking his police gun with him.
"We must catch him fast," said police chief Rusoke Kituuma. The force shared Bahati's photo and asked people to tell them if they saw him.
The killing makes folks mad. Rights groups want answers. They say police hurt people with guns.
The police tell people to stay calm. They promise to find Bahati and say he will face the law for what he did.
The case brings new fears about cops who act badly. People want better rules for when police can use guns. They hope this hunt ends with justice for the dead man's kin.
