Three people hurt in shooting incident on EDSA

Three people were injured in a  shooting incident that occurred along EDSA southbound near Reliance Street on Sunday afternoon.

Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) personnel who were at the site said the incident occurred at 3:23 p.m., involving passengers of a white Toyota Hi Ace  van (NOS 361).

MMDA ALERT: Shooting incident at EDSA Reliance SB involving van as of 3:23 PM. 2 lanes occupied. MMDA and PNP on site. #mmda

— Official MMDA (@MMDA) February 17, 2019

In a followup report,  Super Radyo dzBB's Sam Nielsen quoted authorities as saying three passengers of the van were hurt and were rushed to the nearby VRP Medical Center.

A police report identified the victims as Jose Ruiz Yulo, 62; Esmeralda Ignacio, 38, from Las Piñas City; and Nomer Santos, 51, the van owner.

An initial police investigation showed that armed men riding tandem on a black motorcycle pumped bullets at the passenger side of the van.

FOLLOW UP: 2 linya ng EDSA Reliance, apektado sa nangyaring pamamaril sa lungsod. | via @dzbbsamnielsen

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) February 17, 2019

Nielsen said that the incident caused heavy traffic in the area as two inner lanes of the EDSA southbound near crime scene have been occupied. —KG/LBG, GMA News