One person has been shot dead and 2 left nursing injuries following an incident where unknown gunmen donned in military attire opened fire on revelers and looted unspecified amount of money from a shop in Komoria west ward, Kaabong town council in Kaabong district.

The deceased has been identified as Damien Okidi while the injured are Lokong John Robert and the shop keeper identified as Longoli Abraham.

According to Bernard Engor who was among the revelers, the shootout happened between 9 and 10 PM when 3 gunmen suddenly opened fire sending the revelers scattering for their lives.

Cue//…Bernard on shootout

Michael Longole, Karamoja regional Police spokesperson has confirmed the incident, saying a team of detectives have visited the scene.

Longole also confirmed that the 2 who sustained injuries are receiving medical attention at Kaabong hospital while the deceased body was also taken for a postmortem.

Cue//…Longole on shootout

Jino Meri Kaabong district chairperson has described the incident as unfortunate, saying this is the 3^rd incident in a spate of 2 weeks in which the district is registering cases of gun violence.

Meri adds that on the 25^th December, a woman was ambushed and killed, while the second incident on the 29^th December saw an employee of National water attacked and killed.

Meri suspects that these criminals are part of those who have been hiding in the game parks but flashed out due to the ongoing operations in the park.

He called upon the locals to work hand in hand with the security in order to report these criminals so that the district can realize relative peace.

Cue//…Meri on shootout