A tragic incident occurred on Sunday when an eight-year-old boy, Abdullah, was fatally struck by a stray bullet while playing in the courtyard of his home in Abdullah Shah Ghazi Goth, within the Sachal police station’s jurisdiction.
Despite being rushed to a nearby hospital, he was declared dead upon arrival. Police later confirmed that a CT scan revealed he had been hit by a bullet. His body was transferred to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) for legal procedures, and an investigation is underway.
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In separate incidents, four individuals were injured in various shooting incidents across Karachi. A 17-year-old boy, Sawan, was shot in Quaidabad by unidentified attackers and hospitalized at JPMC. Police believe the shooting stemmed from personal enmity.
In Saeedabad’s Mawach Goth, a 22-year-old man, Muhammad Shahmir, was wounded in a gunfight during a dispute and was taken to Civil Hospital.
A 35-year-old man, Pir Bakhsh, was injured by a stray bullet in the Baghdadi area and also treated at Civil Hospital. In Landhi, 53-year-old Abdul Wahab was struck by a stray bullet and transferred to JPMC for medical care.
