Asokore Mampong: Stray bullet kills boy, 16, during Eid fanfare
A 16-year-old boy has been hit by a stray bullet at Aboabo Number Two in the Asokore Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti Region.
The bullet came from guns brandished by a group of young men as they made Eid ul-Adha fanfare.
The incident happened right after Eid prayers on Tuesday, 20 July 2021.
The police has launched an investigation into the incident.
The teenage victim, Abdul-Gafar Kassim, was first rushed to the Manhyia Government Hospital but later pronounced dead at the Manhyia Government Hospital.
Another person sustained gunshot wounds and on admission at the hospital.
Source: classfmonline.com
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