18-year-old killed after friend’s rap battle foe shoots gun at wake

An 18-year-old was killed after he was hit by a bullet meant for his friend in a shooting incident in Bagong Barrio, Caloocan City.

According to Marisol Abdurahman's report on "24 Oras", the victim's companion and the suspect got into an argument at a roadside wake over an earlier rap contest.

The suspect drew a and gun and shot his foe but accidentally hit the victim Jecjec Ramos, 18.

The suspect immediately fled.

Ramos was rushed to a hospital but was dead on arrival.

“May kasama raw siyang isa na talagang yung daw ang talagang target. Nu'ng pagakmang babaril na, naitulak niya yu'ng biktima kaya yun ang tinamaan,” Barangay Chairman Ervin Lambojo said. —Sherylin Untalan/NB, GMA News