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