Pupil shot dead in Lakes State
Tuesday, 17 July 2012 08:57 Mabior Mach South Sudan >>> . An unidentified gunman shot dead a pupil in Lakes State capital, Rumbek, on Tuesday. The commissioner of Rumbek Central County, Abraham Meen Kuc, confirmed to Radio Miraya that the gunman entered the compound of Agergum Primary School at night and killed the boy. "He went into compound and he was lighting the touch on people while they were sleeping inside from Agergum primary school. When people woke up, he ran away. After that those school children ran after him. They chased him and in the middle, about 12 meters away from their compound, he turned and started shooting them. He shot one person on the chest. He died on the spot and that person (gunman) ran away," said the commissioner. "We have not managed to capture him, but security forces in the county as well as other security units are after him," Meen explained. The commissioner said five hundred policemen have been deployed to conduct night patrols in Rumbek town following the incident. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
