The Ashanti Regional Police Command, has launched an investigation into a shooting incident that happened at the Adventist Senior High School in Kumasi on Friday, April 4 at about 1200 hours.
Preliminary inquiries, according to a statement issued by the Regional Police Command, revealed that a 16-year-old second-year student (identity withheld) brought a locally manufactured pistol loaded with one BB ammunition to the school.
The statement signed by DSP Goodwin Ahianyo, Public Affairs Officer of the Regional Police Command, said the student allegedly sought to show the weapon to a classmate.
“During the exchange, the firearm accidentally discharged, hitting another student,” the statement explained.
It said the injured student had since been treated at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) and currently in stable condition.
The juvenile suspect has been arrested and the spent cartridge retrieved as evidence.
He told the police during interrogation that he took the weapon from his father’s bedroom without his knowledge.
Efforts are underway to locate and arrest the father to assist in investigations.
GNA
