An Arsenal fan based in Uganda, John Ssenyonga was killed while celebrating the Gunnersโ 2-0 win over Manchester United in a Premier League game on Wednesday.
Ssenyongaโs death was announced on Thursday in a report by global media, BBC News who said the late Arsenal fan was shot dead by a security guard in Uganda.
According to the report, another fan was injured as the guard opened fire on a large crowd of jubilant supporters at a restaurant in Lukaya town in central Uganda, about 100km (62 miles) from the capital Kampala.
It happened towards the end of the match, which Arsenal won 2-0 with a local journalist informing the BBC that the buildingโs manager was angered by the noise that the jubilant fans were making and asked the guard to intervene.
โHowever, the fans did not heed a warning to quiet down,โ the BBC quoted the local journalist as saying.
โWitnesses told the journalist, Farish Magembe, that the owner switched off the power in the restaurant, angering the fans, who responded by making even more noise.
โIt was then that the guard allegedly opened fire, firing several shots. The victim, identified as 30-year-old John Ssenyonga, died at the scene. Another long-term Arsenal fan, Lawrence Mugejera, was taken to hospital for treatment.โ
According to the report, both the guard and the manager of the building fled for safety after the incident, with the police looking for them.
The regional police spokesman, Twaha Kasirye, was quoted by the Daily Monitor newspaper as saying that they had recovered a gun at the scene.
โWe condemn the incident and we ask anyone with information that can help the police to bring the suspect to book to speak up,โ Kasirye said, also urging fans to control their excitement.
