KARACHI: A 12-year-old boy was killed when he sustained a bullet wound on his head in an exchange of fire between police personnel and a suspected criminal in Karachi’s Quaidabad area late on Friday, ARY News reported.

According to police, a suspect Sher Zaman opened fire on two police officials in Sherpao Colony. In the ensuing exchange of fire, both the policemen as well as the suspect received injuries.

Two boys were also caught in the crossfire. They were taken to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) where one of the injured, named Sajjad, succumbed to his wounds while the other boy was said to be out of danger.

The suspect, who sustained a bullet wound on his leg, was taken into custody.