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7 dead,11 wounded in Cavite shooting rampage; gunman killed
(Updated 11:50 p.m.) Seven people, including two children and a pregnant woman, were killed when a man who was believed to be under the influence of drugs and alcohol went on a shooting rampage in Kawit town in Cavite province early Friday, local police said. Eleven people were also wounded in the massacre at Barangay Tabon 1, according to Cavite provincial police deputy director for administration Senior Superintendent Dionisio Borromeo. The gunman, Ronald Bae, was killed by responding policemen, Borromeo said. Bae's alleged cohort, John Paul Lopez, surrendered to the police Friday night, according to Senior Superintendent Alexander Rafael, chief of the Cavite provincial police. A report on GMA News' "24 Oras" quoted witnesses as saying they saw Lopez help Bae load his weapon —a cal-.45 pistol— every time it ran out of ammunition. Cavite Governor Juanito Victor Remulla has earlier offered a P100,000 reward for Lopez's arrest. Palace condemns
Malacañang condemned the shooting, saying it will fuel the fight against unlicensed firearms in the country.
“Unang-una, kinokondena po natin ‘yung nangyari, especially [since] may mga bata po na nabiktima,” said deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte. “As of the moment, what we can say is that this incident will certainly fuel the efforts of the PNP (Philippine National Police) into their drive against loose firearms.”
Borromeo identified seven of the victims in Cavite as: - Alberto Fernandez
- Micaela Caimol, 7
- Boyet Toledo, taho vendor
- Irene Cuelas, 38, fruit vendor
- Jan May de Vera, 3
- Rhea de Vera, 34
- Ann Orio, 30
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