PANAMA CITY - Two shooters opened fire on Friday at a rural branch of the University of Panama, killing a young man and wounding another, police and university officials said.The unknown gunmen arrived at the university's Veraguas regional college, about 155 miles west of the capital, where a group of first-year agricultural science students had gathered to work on a project on the grounds, said college director Pedro Samaniego.
Alvaro Leones was mortally wounded and another student, Anel Terreros, was taken to a hospital, Samaniego said.An investigation has been launched and no arrests have been made, a police source said on condition of anonymity.Shootings at Panama's schools or universities are very rare.In a statement suspending administrative work and classes, the university condemned the violence and expressed condolences to Leones' friends and families.