Panama's criminal police arrive at the scene where a person shot several students at the Eduardo Flores University in the city of Santiago de Veraguas, about 250 kilometers southwest of Panama City, on June 7, 2024. Photo AFP

PANAMA CITY – A rare campus shooting in Panama left at least one person dead as two gunmen attacked a group of university students, apparently due to a gang dispute, police said Friday.

Another person was wounded in the attack on the grounds of a University of Panama site in the southwestern city of Santiago de Veraguas, authorities said.The motive was thought to be a settling of scores between criminal groups, police deputy commissioner Hector Delgado said in a video posted on social media.

Shootings at universities and schools are not common in Panama, a country of 4.2 million people that recorded 544 homicides in 2023. – Agency

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