ILOILO CITY – A Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) kagawad or councilor was arrested after he accidentally shot a seven-year-old child in Dumangas town, Iloilo province.
MAP of Dumangas, Iloilo where a seven-year-old boy was wounded in an accidental shooting incident on January 2.
The Dumangas Municipal Police Station arrested “Radnie” of Barangay Paloc Bigque on Tuesday, January 2.
The suspect reportedly took a 12-gauge shotgun from his room but accidentally dropped the weapon on the floor. The firearm went off and a bullet hit the victim who was in their home playing.
Radnie fled but was arrested by the police in a hot-pursuit operation.
The Police Regional Office-6 commended the Police for arresting the suspect.
“Isa lamang itong patunay na ang inyong mga kapulisan ay nagtatrabaho para mapadali ang paghuli sa mga may pananagutan sa batas, kaagapay ang komunidad sama-sama nating panatilihin ang payapa at ligtas na pamayanan,” said Police Brig. Gen. Sidney Villaflor, PRO-6 director, in a statement.