The Bono Regional Police Command has launched investigations into the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy, Issahaku Ansu, at an illegal mining site in Amasu, a farming community in the Dormaa East District.

According to a statement issued by Chief Inspector Thomas Akeelah, Public Relations Officer of the Command, the incident occurred on Sunday, August 31, 2025, when the teenager was attacked by an unknown gunman while engaged in galamsey activities.

“Preliminary investigations suggest the victim was shot from a nearby bush, prompting others at the site to flee for safety,” the statement noted.

Police officers who arrived at the scene discovered Ansu’s lifeless body with multiple gunshot wounds to the back, as well as blood oozing from his nostrils.

He was dressed only in a wine-coloured pair of boxer shorts, now kept as evidence.

The body has since been deposited at the Dormaa Ahenkro Presbyterian Hospital morgue for preservation and autopsy.

The police have described the attack as a “heinous crime”, assuring residents of Amasu and surrounding areas that every effort is being made to track down the perpetrators.