Shock gripped residents of Sefwi Bekwai Atwima in the Western Region, after a 12-year-old boy reportedly killed his 13-year-old bosom friend at about 9:00am on Monday, May 6, 2012.

The juvenile suspect (name withheld) allegedly killed Felix K. Baah using a single-barreled gun belonging to his father, who was said to be away from home during the incident.

Several phone calls by Daily Guide to the Police Inspector said to be investigating the case to corroborate the incident on Tuesday were not answered.

However, a resident of the community who was at the scene told the paper that the suspect had aimed the gun at a rodent on a tree but it changed its direction when he fired it, killing his 13-year-old friend instead.

The source said the bullet hit the deceased in the head, sending him to the ground instantly.

According to the witness, both the suspect and the deceased lived on the outskirts of the community and were pupils of a Preparatory School at Sefwi Bekwai.

On that fateful day, the deceased, Daily Guide learnt, inquired from the suspect if he would report to school, to which he responded in the negative.

Upon hearing his friend's decision, the deceased who had then finished taking his bath for school, according to the witness, rescinded his decision and asked the suspect to take his father's gun for a hunting expedition.

The source said when the suspect produced the gun; the deceased allegedly loaded it with bullets and asked the suspect to shoot at a rodent he had seen on a tree while he left for his house.

But the gun which was directed at the animal suddenly changed its direction when it was fired, hitting Felix in the head, killing him instantly.

The body of Felix, according to reports, had since been deposited at the Bibiani Government Hospital for autopsy while the suspect was in the grips of the police assisting in investigations.