Cop says 14-year-old nephew broke into her house to get gun used in Tacloban shooting

The police officer who owned the firearm allegedly used in the deadly school shooting in Tacloban City said one of the accused shooters broke into her house to get the gun.

Police Staff Sergeant Arla Ray Paciencia, aunt of one of the minor suspects, said her nephew alias "Nash" allegedly entered through the window of her locked house to get her 9mm Glock pistol contained in a plastic locker.

"Nash unlawfully entered my own house. It's not a room...He forcibly damaged my locker, it was locked, and my house was locked as well," Paciencia said during the Senate hearing on the June 22 incident.

She admitted that police standards mandate firearms to be kept in safety vaults.

"Yung standard is safety vault, but it was in good faith that I believed it was safe since I'm the only one staying in my own house," the cop added.

On June 22, two minors — aged 14 and 15 — opened fire inside the San Jose National High School, leaving three people dead and many others injured.

The Police Regional Office 8 (PRO 8) said authorities have filed a criminal complaint against the 15-year-old student involved in the deadly incident. The two children in conflict with the law (CICLs) have also been turned over to the DSWD Office in Tacloban City.

Meanwhile, Paciencia admitted to bringing Nash to a target range despite being a minor. However, she denied being his guardian, adding that she only supported his family financially.

"Di ako tumatayong magulang. I am his aunt pero may parents po siya. Ang supervision ko ay more on support and financial support," she added.

(I am not his guardian. I am his aunt but he's still with his parents. My supervision is for support and financial support.) —AOL, GMA News