The police in Kampala are investigating circumstances under which a journalist identified as Hadad Mubiru (aka Rasta Hadi) an employee of BTM news was found dead in Kanyanya Quarter Zone.
Luke Owoyesigyire the Kampala Metropolitan Deputy police spokesperson says police at Kanyanya received a call from one Sseruyange on Sunday 7/02/2021 at 8am, that there was a body of a male adult that had been found in the area.
Officer in Charge of Kanyanya Police station together with the scene of crime officer responded and cordoned off the area to facilitate investigations.
Owoyesigyire narrates that one of the area residents claims to have seen the deceased crawling near the crime scene the previous night of 6th February 2021.
The resident however told police that since she didn't know the intentions of the person, she entered her house and locked from inside.
"In the morning, they found him dead. The body was conveyed by police to the mortuary" Owoyesigyire says.
He added that Hadad???s body was not found with any serious injuries and that police are waiting for a post-mortem report today to understand what caused his death.
Earlier, reports from his employers at BTM showed that Hadad had been shot dead.