Armed man takes 3 people hostage in Zamboanga City
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines—At least three people were being held hostage by a gun-wielding man inside a house on Sampaguita Road in Barangay Sta. Catalina here since Saturday noon.
Initial police report identified the hostages as siblings Langga and Jayjay Elemia, whose ages were not immediately known; and a certain Gingging.
The hostage-taker, armed with a .45 caliber pistol, was identified as a Jung Jung Marcos.
Police said Marcos and Gingging, who are live-in partners, had a quarrel. As police responded, Marcos suddenly dragged Gingging inside the Elemia house, where he also prevented the siblings from leaving.
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Tension continued in the area as of this posting.
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