Three shot dead, one injured by unknown assailants in Kapchorwa district

Police are hunting for a group of unknown assailants who killed three people and injured another in Kapchorwa district. 

The deceased persons are David Yeko,43, a resident of Pumayi village in Kapteret ward, Felix Musau,32, a resident of Kaptere village in Kaptere ward and Charity Chebet, a resident of Tegeres ward while the injured is Andrew Chekuri.

The trio met their death on Tuesday night when the assailants stormed Pumayi village in Kapteret ward, West Division in Kapchorwa Municipality and broke into Yeko’s home before shooting him dead.

They proceeded to shoot at four other people who were riding on a motorcycle killing two on the spot.

According to Fredmark Chesang the Sipi Region Police Spokesperson, after shooting Yeko, the assailants started shooting indiscriminately at those who were passing and that is how bullets hit the people who were moving on motorcycles leading to their death.