2 hurt in Lucena City shooting incident triggered by property dispute

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LUCENA CITY — A drunken 63-year-old man on Tuesday shot and wounded a nephew and hurt another, allegedly due to a land dispute in this city.

“Margarito” came home drunk in Barangay Ilayang Iyam around 9 p.m. to grab an improvised shotgun from his house, the Quezon police reported on Wednesday, July 16. He then went to the store inside the same compound where his house stood and shot his nephew “Arvin,” 49, who was manning the establishment.

“Marlon,” 42, another nephew of Margarito, heard the shot and rushed to the scene. Margarito also tried to shoot Marlon, but the latter grabbed the firearm.

In the scuffle, Marlon was hit on his right cheek by a hard object and was wounded.

The two victims were taken to the hospital for treatment, while Margarito fled after the incident, but was later arrested by policemen.

Margarito’s relatives told policemen that he tried to kill himself but was prevented. Police brought him to the hospital.

Investigators found out that the motive behind the shooting incident was the land ownership of the compound. The police did not elaborate.