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Rwandan police officer kills colleague, injures three

Xinhua, October 3, 2016 Adjust font size:

A Rwandan Police officer killed a colleague, injured three others when a suspected dispute ended in a shootout on Sunday.

The incident happened 4:00 a.m. at Ngarama Police Station, Gatsibo district in eastern Rwanda.

After shooting his colleagues, Richard Kabandize was himself shot and injured to contain him, police spokesperson Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Celestin Twahirwa told local media.

Twahirwa said the injured officers were admitted at Kanombe Military Hospital in Kigali.

Investigations continue to establish the cause of the incident, according to police.

Kabandize had recently reportedly showed unusual behaviors. Endit