City Lawyer shot dead at his home in Kitiko-Wakiso District

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  • Luke Owoyesigyire Kampala Metropolitan deputy police spokesman confirmed the incident saying that assailants were putting on camouflage and  quickly fled the scene  on a waiting motorcycle.
The late Ronnie Mukisa
The late Ronnie Mukisa
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Residents of  Kitiko -Birongo are left in shock after  unknown assailants opened fire on a city lawyer, killing him on the spot at his gate.

The deceased has been identified as Mukisa Ronnie aged 45 a city lawyer working with IBC advocates located on Namanda plaza also resident of Kitiko Birongo Ndejje division in Wakiso district.

Preliminary findings so far  indicate that the deceased would always return home late but this time round he came back home at exactly 11pm driving his Blue Subaru registration number UBJ 006K and later proceeded to go close the gate .

As he returned to the apartment after closing the gate, the assailant opened the fire towards him prompting neighbors to wake up  to see what was happening outside,According to eye witnesses they saw  an unidentified individual  shooting at Mr. Mukisa before briefly withdrawing, only to return and shoot him at close range multiple times in the head.

Luke Owoyesigyire Kampala Metropolitan deputy police spokesman confirmed the incident saying that assailants were putting on camouflage and  quickly fled the scene  on a waiting motorcycle.

Owoyesigyire adds that Police at Kajjansi immediately took action upon receiving the report of the incident,a team of experts dispatched to the scene, followed by the introduction of canines to aid in the investigation. Despite their efforts, the scent was lost along the way, a thorough search of the area led to the recovery of four projectiles and cartridges.

The body of the deceased was subsequently retrieved and transported to the City Mortuary Mulago for postmortem examination .

Investigations are taking shape as officers  retrieve CCTV footage to find the culprits and bring them to book.

Owoyesigyire further asked anyone with relevant information regarding this incident to come forward and assist the police in their investigation.