Student brawl claims life

Student brawl claims life

PADANG, West Sumatra: A high school student was shot dead and three others injured when a police officer tried to break up a brawl between students from two high schools in Pariaman on Wednesday.

Following the shooting, the brawlers turned their attention on the officer who managed to escape, Antara reported.

West Sumatra Police Chief Col. Yuzar Hasan said the officer was now under police detention as were two of the students involved in the fight.

He said the three injured students were being treated in hospitals in Pariaman and Padang.

The brawl between students of STM Negeri and SMA II was believed to have been sparked by a row following their soccer match a few days earlier, which STM Negeri lost. (31)