Shooting at Panama university leaves one dead, another injured

Panama authorities work at a scene where a shooter opened fire at a rural branch of the University of Panama (UP), killing a young man and injuring another person, according to police and university sources, in Veraguas, Panama June 7, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -Two shooters opened fire on Friday at a rural branch of the University of Panama, killing a young man and wounding another, police and university officials said.

The unknown gunmen arrived at the university's Veraguas regional college, about 155 miles (250 km) west of the capital, where a group of first-year agricultural science students had gathered to work on a project on the grounds, said college director Pedro Samaniego.