Teener shot dead; another hit by stray bullet
A teenager was shot dead Tuesday evening at Brgy. Simsiman, Calinog, Iloilo.
Nineteen-year old Randy Copita, also a resident of the said place, was rushed to Calinog District Hospital after the incident.
He was later transferred to West Visayas State University Medical Center in Iloilo City where he was declared dead on arrival.
The incident also wounded Raymond Diaz, 22, also of Brgy. Simsiman, after he was hit by a stray bullet.
Diaz claimed that he was not part of the commotion that had Copita and suspect Jun-Jun Jimenez as its main participants.
“Gintiro na siya. Ato ako sa unhan. Nasalabat lang ko,” he said. “Sila-sila man lang nga magbarkada ang nag-inaway.”
Jimenez immediately fled after the incident.
Initial investigation revealed that personal grudges triggered the shooting incident.
But Calinog Police Station is yet to disclose the cause of the ill-feelings between the suspect and the victim.