A STUDENT of the Adventist Senior High School (SHS) in Kumasi, who perhaps wanted to show off by taking his father’s gun to school, has ended up shooting another student, causing facial injuries to her.
The suspect, a second-year student, (name withheld) took his father’s locally manufactured pistol to school without his father’s knowledge last Friday.
He was, reportedly, showing the gun to his friend when the pistol accidentally fell down and fired. The pellets of the bullets then hit the face his female colleague (name withheld), also a second-year student who was at the scene.
She suffered facial injuries and was rushed to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, where she was treated. The suspect was also arrested by the police to assist in investigations.
Efforts were also being made to arrest the suspect’s father, who is said to be the owner of the locally manufactured pistol, to assist the police in their investigations.
According to grapevine sources, some angry people at the scene, initially attempted to manhandle the student, but he was saved and handed over to the school authorities.
Police Statement
The Ashanti Regional Police Command, in a press release, confirmed the disturbing shooting report and said they have initiated an investigation into the Friday, April 4, 2025 shooting incident.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that a 16-year-old second-year student (name withheld) brought a locally manufactured pistol loaded with one BB ammunition to school.
“The student allegedly attempted to show the firearm to his classmate. During the exchange, the firearm accidentally discharged, hitting another student,” the statement, sighted by the paper, disclosed.
Authored by DSP Godwin Ahianyo of the Ashanti Regional Police Public Affairs, the report disclosed that the juvenile suspect has since been apprehended and detained, adding that the empty cartridge has been recovered and retained as evidence.
“During the questioning, the suspect stated that he took the weapon from his father’s bedroom without his father’s knowledge,” he said, indicating that the suspect’s father, who is the owner of the gun, would be arrested.
“Authorities are actively working to locate and arrest the father to assist with the investigation,” police statement, which was written on April 5, 2025, indicated.
School’s Statement
Meanwhile, the Headmistress of the Adventist SHS, Grace Kafui Ayi, in a press release, said the school swiftly reported the case to the police when they heard about the shooting incident.
She said per their investigations, they learned that the suspect was said to have threatened to shoot his colleague student with the gun, prior to the shooting incident.
“The incident happened on April 4, 2025 at 9:30am when the school was on break (first break). Per investigation from other students in his class, one male student indicated that he (the suspect) showed him the gun. He pointed the gun at him (Samuel Manu).
“Samuel out of fear hit the gun to other direction and it triggered and hit the face of the victim, and she started bleeding profusely. It was then reported to the school authorities,” the headmistress said.
FROM I.F. Joe Awuah, Kumasi