Two soldiers are in custody in connection to the shooting at Gulu Central High School leading to the death of Gabriel Rwotomiya, a senior three student.
Rwotomiya was hit by a stray bullet on Sunday night when a combined team of the UPDF soldiers and police officers opened fire to quell a violent student strike.
The students rampaged when management declined to broadcast a premier league match between Manchester City and Manchester United.
Hassan Kato, the UPDF Fourth Division Spokesperson has identified the suspects as Lt. John Oryema Obits and Private Denise Ochora, both from the Fourth Division Army Barracks in Gulu City.
According to Kato, the duo was among dozens of other security personnel deployed at the school to quell the violent strike.
The suspects reportedly fired nine bullets in the air to scare the angry students and one of the bullets hit Rwotomiya’s head and exited from his mouth hence killing him instantly.
Kato revealed that the two soldiers are in custody at the Fourth Division Army Barracks as investigations in the matter continue.
Denise Odongpiny Odwong, the Gulu RDC, says that the deceased was not shot deliberately. He says they discovered the deceased’s body later that night when they saw blood dripping from the mango tree.
He says that they have also arrested some of the ringleaders of the strike however, he declined to disclose their names, saying the majority of them are minors.
