3 killed, 6 hurt in Rizal shooting
Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2019 00:48:43 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Three were killed while six others, including two police officers, were injured in a shooting incident in Teresa, Rizal on Thursday night.
A report from the Rizal Provincial Police Office on Friday said victim Ruben Francisco was in front of his house when he was suddenly shot by a certain John Albert Araojo.
Araojo then shot Wildredo Lukban who was in the vicinity and another Celso Bernales Jr., a tricycle driver waiting for passengers during the incident, police said.
The three victims died on the spot, Senior Insp. Marinell Fronda, chief of Teresa Municipal Police Station, told INQUIRER.net.
Police said Police Officer 3 Emillano Pantaleon and Police Officer 1 Eleuterio Mina rushed to the scene but were also fired at by the suspect. The suspect then wounded four others, police said.
Police said the two officers returned fire but Araojo managed to escape towards the municipality of Morong aboard his motorcycle.
A hunt for Araojo has been launched by police for his arrest.
Police added that checkpoints were also set up by the Tanay and Morong Municipal Police Stations to catch the suspect.
The victims meanwhile were rushed to Saint Therese Hospital for emergency treatment.
Police have yet to establish a motive behind the shooting, Fronda said. /muf