Pa, 10-year-old son shot dead; 2 critical in Navotas
A FOOD stall owner and his 10-year-old son were killed, while the victim’s live-in partner and their neighbor were critically wounded when they were peppered with bullets by two unidentified gunmen inside their home Friday evening Navotas City.
The stall owner and his son succumbed to bullet wounds in the body while being rushed to Navotas City Hospital. The boy’s mother and live-in partner of the victim and their neighbor were both critically wounded and were transferred to Tondo Medical Center for further medical treatment.
Navotas City Mayor John Rey Tiangco immediately issued a statement condemning in the strongest possible terms the killing and wounding of their fellow Navoteños as he urged the local authorities to hasten the investigation and bring the perpetrators to justice as the soonest.
He also extended his deep condolences, on behalf of the city government, to the victims’ families and vowed to give them the assistance they needed.
An initial report showed that while the couple and their son, together with the live-in partner’s elder sister were inside their house at Bgy. Tangos South at around 8:00 p.m. and preparing food products for their food stall when two armed men suddenly appeared and, without warning, shot the victims.
Their neighbor was hit by a stray bullet while standing outside the house, while the elder sister was lucky enough not to be hit by a volley of gunfire.
The live-in partner’s sister told police that one of the suspects, who was wearing a white t-shirt, black cap, and denim pants, fired from the house window while the other suspect, wearing a blue t-shirt, violet cap, and denim pants, fired his gun towards the victims while in front of their door.
In an interview over the phone, she said they had no idea about the motive behind the killing since the couple had no known enemies. “Bahay-tindahan lang naman po kami at wala talaga silang nakaka-away,” she added.
Elements of the Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) led by P/Capt. Jerry Damaso recovered seven empty shells and two fired bullets for a still unknown type of firearms from the crime scene, which will be submitted to the PNP (Philippine National Police) Crime Laboratory for ballistic examination.
Joint operatives of Navotas Police Tactical Motorcycle Riding Unit (TMRU) led by P/ Lt. Greg Cueto, Intelligence Section (IS) Chief P/Lt. Luis Rufo, Jr., and Sub-Station 2, led by P/Lt. Genre Sanchez immediately conducted a follow-up operation, but they failed to identify and arrest the suspects.
Navotas Assistant Chief of Police for Operation P/Lt. Col. Marcelino Teloza ordered a dragnet operation, directed all respective sub-stations and other units, and requested the Malabon City Police Station to render assistance for the possible apprehension of the suspects.
