Alleged thief shot dead in Antipolo City
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Authorities will file complaints of multiple frustrated homicide against the motorist who went on a shooting rampage during a melee in Antipolo City on Sunday, according to the city police chief Lt. Col. Ryan Manongdo.
Manongdo said the police are scheduled to file a case against the 28-year-old suspect identified as alias 鈥淜enneth鈥� on Monday.
Based on a police report, a road rage altercation escalated into a shooting arising from a heated argument that erupted between the suspect and three victims along Marcos Highway in Sitio Calumpang, Barangay San Jose.
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鈥淪iya po ay nasukol sa Comelec (Commission on Elections) checkpoint natin kasama yung mga ating kapulisan na-recover yung firearms at sasakyan na gamit gamit niya nung insidente,鈥� Manongdo said in an interview over Radyo 630.
(He was collared in a Comelec checkpoint by our policemen, and we recovered the firearms and vehicle he used during the incident.)
鈥淪iya po ay sasampahan ngayong araw na ito kumpleto na ang mga dokumento sasampahan ng multiple frustrated homicide and violation of BP (Batas Pambansa BLG) 881 or yung Omnibus Election Code,鈥� he added.
(A complaint of multiple frustrated homicide and violation of BP (Batas Pambansa BLG) 881 or Omnibus Election Code will be filed against him within the day. Our document for the filing is already complete.)
The police earlier identified the three victims as alias Peter, Patrick, and Davis. They were rushed to the nearest hospital for medical treatment.
However, according to a Facebook post by Mayor Jun Ynares III on Sunday evening, the shooting incident also injured the suspect鈥檚 wife.
鈥淣ahuli ang suspect na nambaril ng kanyang mga nakaalitan sa daan. Sa dami ng beses [niyang] pinaputok ang kanyang baril, pati misis niya ay kanyang tinamaan,鈥� the post read.
(The suspect who opened fire on his rivals on the road has been caught. In the heat of the moment, he fired multiple shots, accidentally hitting his wife.)
鈥淒inala sa hospital ang mga sugatan kasama ang kanyang maybahay,鈥� it added.
(All the injured, including his wife, have been brought to the hospital.)