One person has been confirmed dead, and five others injured in a sporadic shooting incident at Bawku in the Upper East region.
According to police sources, this incident occurred at about 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday around Zongo, near the Bawku Police Station.
The deceased was identified as 60-year-old Musah Seidu.
The medical officer at the Presbyterian hospital, Dr Tagbor Jackson, revealed that Musah died as a result of a severe chest injury due to a gunshot.
The injured have also been identified as Firdaus Abdulai, 17; Sumaila Munira, 38; Amidu Bugri, 40; Bukari Seidu, 50; and Kamal Sadat, 19.
Firdaus and Munira are undergoing treatment at the Vineyard Hospital, while the remaining three are also at the Presbyterian Hospital.
It is, however, not clear what triggered the horrifying incident.
Musah has since been released to the family and buried per Islamic tradition.