The Ashanti Regional Police Command has launched an investigation into a shooting incident at Adventist Senior High School in Kumasi on Friday.
According to the police, preliminary investigations revealed that a 16-year-old second-year student brought a locally manufactured pistol loaded with one BB ammunition to school.
The student allegedly attempted to show the firearm to a classmate, but it accidentally discharged, injuring another student.
The injured student has been treated at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital and is now in stable condition.
The suspect, a juvenile, has been arrested, and the empty cartridge was recovered as evidence. During questioning, the suspect admitted to taking the weapon from his father’s bedroom without his father’s knowledge.
Authorities are now working to locate and arrest the father to aid in the ongoing investigation.
