Teenage boy injured after being hit by stray bullet in Caloocan

MANILA, Philippines — A 14-year-old boy was confined at a hospital after he was hit by a stray bullet fired at a house in Caloocan City on Saturday afternoon.

In a report from Caloocan City police on Sunday, suspect John Renz Francisco, 27, accidentally shot the gun he was cleaning inside a house along Barangay 120 at 12:30 noon.

The stray bullet struck the minor, who was watching television on a higher floor of the house.

Nearby residents then rushed the minor to the Caloocan City Medical Center.

Investigators responded to the incident where Francisco admitted to his crime.

Francisco was detained at the Caloocan police station where charges of frustrated homicide are being prepared against him.

Edited by JE