A young man who worked at a local company in Abha shot dead his roommate on Tuesday, set the apartment on fire and hurled himself down from the fourth floor of his apartment building, plunging to his death. According to Colonel Mansour Al-Shehri, Civil Defense Chief in Al-Majarda, a disagreement broke out between the two young men. Thinking that his opponent had died, the young man set the place on fire, jumped out the window of his apartment and died instantly. Two firefighter teams, one from the Red Crescent paramedics, and police patrols attended to the incident. The fire was contained and the body of the young man who committed suicide was taken to Al-Majarda Hospital. – Okaz __
