17-year-old girl hurt in Taguig shooting
MANILA, Philippines — A 17-year-old girl was hurt in a shooting incident in Taguig City early Tuesday morning.
An initial investigation by the Taguig City police showed that the victim was walking along Purok 6 in Barangay Tipas to buy ice when she spotted the suspect arguing with a woman at around 5 a.m.
Police said the suspect then shot the woman during the argument and the bullet ricocheted and hit the victim’s right shoulder.
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The suspect and an unidentified companion then fled on foot after the shooting. The injured girl was meanwhile rushed to a nearby hospital by witnesses, police said.
Elements of the Taguig City police are still conducting a follow-up investigation. /muf
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