On 26 June 1994, a mass shooting took place in the Naguru neighbourhood of Kampala, Uganda. During a wedding party, Uganda People's Defence Force soldier Richard Komakech shot and killed 26 people at the party before being killed by a victim's father during his arrest.Amokläufer tötet 26 Gäste einer Hochzeitsfeier, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (28 June 1994)Amok an Hochzeit, Blick (28 June 1994)
Massacre Richard Komakech, a private in the Anti-Smuggling Unit24 Killed for a dance, The Daily Topic (28 June 1994) of the Ugandan military police,Soldier kills 14, then turns gun on himself, New Straits Times (28 June 1994) was attending the wedding party in Naguru, apparently drunk,Amoklauf eines ugandischen Soldaten - 26 Hochzeitsgäste erschossen, Neue Zürcher Zeitung (28 June 1994), p. 20 when he requested a dance from Irene Ati, a schoolgirl. Ati declined the offer, but Komakech insisted and attempted to force Ati to dance with him. Komakech behaved increasingly aggressive, for which he was reprimanded, kicked out of the venue, and excluded from further attendance.
Komakech left, but returned around ten minutes later, wielding a loaded semi-automatic rifle. After fatally shooting Irene Ati, Komakech fired into the crowd of dancing couples at random. Ten people, including Ati, were killed instantly while another four died of their injuries at the scene. Twelve more people died at hospitals, bringing the death toll to 26, while thirteen others survived with severe injuries. The majority of victims were teenagers.
Komakech eventually shot himself in the head, but survived with injuries to the forehead, pretending to be dead until police arrival. Officers discovered Komakech alive and initially prevented survivors of the shooting from lynching him. The father of a killed female victim ultimately broke through the police cordon and attacked Komakech, killing him by crushing his skull.
See also Bombo shooting Kamwenge Trading Centre shooting List of massacres in Uganda
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