Woman killed, 3 hurt in Manila shooting rampage

A woman was killed while three of her neighbors, including a teenager and a sexagenarian, were wounded when two motorcycle-riding men went in a shooting rampage late Friday night in Manila.

Manila Police District (MPD) homicide section investigators said that the shooters had no specific target and simply chanced upon the group of neighbors clustered for a friendly chat at the corner of Coral and Franco Streets in Tondo.

Angelita Santos, a maid, of 621 Coral Street in Tondo, was declared dead on arrival by attending doctors at the Mary Johnston Hospital from a bullet wound in the body.

Police identified the injured as Alexander Martin, 15; Rodolfo Garcia, 65, and Blas Antonio, 43. All were taken to different hospitals for treatment of bullet wounds.

A witness identified the shooter, who fled immediately after the incident, by his alias “JB Demonyo” but failed to identify his companion on the motorcycle. Both men are the subjects of a police hunt.

Police said the neighbors were having a friendly get-together at the street corner when attacked. Jeannette I. Alcantara