AP, PANAMA CITYAuthorities on Wednesday raised to 15 the death toll from a gunfight the previous day inside a lockup near Panama City and fired top penitentiary officials amid an investigation into what touched off the country’s deadliest incident of prison violence. 2, as well as other officials responsible for police guard at La Joyita prison and another one nearby. The Panamanian Ministry of Government added in a report that nine wounded prisoners remained hospitalized, including one in a critical condition. Tuesday’s gunfight took place between incarcerated members of the same gang at a cellblock housing more than 500 inmates. Pope Francis visited the prison in January, when he visited Panama for World Youth Day.
