Suspect shot as he flees court

By Vision Reporter

Drama ensued at Kabale chief magistrates’ court as a suspect identified as Moses Baraza a former security guard with SWAT a private security company tried to escape.

He was however, shot in the leg by a prison warder.

The 24-year-old had just appeared before grade one Magistrate Martins Kirya and was being led back to the court cells with colleagues.

The suspect was pursued by prison warders as they fired bullets to stop him in a movie-like scene.

The police joined the prison warders in a chase until he was cornered at the busy Kabale Main Street near Kabale Royal Supermarket.

The suspect was admitted to Kabale regional referral hospital for treatment.

Kigezi regional Police spokesperson, Elly Maate, confirmed the incident saying that the suspect was remanded sent to prison on September 3, 2015 on charges of aggravated robbery.

Maate defended the shooting saying it was in line with the law because the suspect was trying to evade justice.