The Ugandan police have launched a manhunt for four policemen accused of killing a three-year-old girl, and wounding her mother and a man at a village in the central Mityana district on Monday.
According to Ceoafrica, a police statement said the four officers were not on "official assignment" when they allegedly murdered Viola Nakuwuka and injured her mother, Diana Nabakooza, and 23-year old, Ivan Kito, in Buluma village.
The motive behind the shooting which led to the girl’s death is unclear, and the accused or their lawyers have not yet commented.
The police statement added that, the four suspects are currently on the run and fugitives from the law".
The incident was as "highly regrettable", police would pay for the treatment of the wounded, the statement said.
However, Uganda's police chief has posted the full statement online.