Student shot in Colon school gym

A STUDENT 13, was shot and wounded in a school gym  in Colon on  Wednesday  March 30. His condition is described as stable.

The incident occurred in the morning at the Institute Rufo A. Garay   located on the Atlantic coast. Preliminary reports indicate that several young people, were playing with a gun  during a physical education class when  shots were heard.

Members of the juvenile police conducted a search at school, with the approval of the Ministry of Education, but no weapon was found.

Classes at the school have been suspended.

The regional Director of Education, Julio Gallardo, said that the the juvenile police will be asked  to strengthen security in this and other campuses in Colon, reports La Prensa.