source: URN (Uganda)
actor1: Rioters (Uganda)
actor2: Police Forces of Uganda (1986-)
location: Kakumiro
notes: On 23 February 2020, a lynch mob comprising of boda boda drivers (and possibly others) attempted to kill a suspected thief in Kakumiro town (Kakumiro district). Police intervened and opened fire, hitting three (including another police officer) with live rounds, including a student who died from their injuries. [size=no report]