Unidentified gunman assassinated Colonel Abdullahi Hussein, a senior police official with Garowe police.
The late Col. Abdullahi was on Monday night shot dead in Garowe as he was heading home, eyewitnesses said.
Garowe police arrived at the crime scene, said to be pursuing the killer.
No responsible this assassinations.
Al-shabaab fighters have reportedly moved to Puntland in recent months.
