Man shoots, wounds 7-year-old boy, 10-year-old girl | Inquirer News

Man shoots, wounds 7-year-old boy, 10-year-old girl

By: - Correspondent / @AMGalangINQ
/ 01:36 PM April 19, 2016

CABANATUAN CITY — Police are hunting down a man for shooting and wounding a 7-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl on Sunday afternoon in Nueva Ecija’s Cabiao town.

Arnel Alfaro, 36, drew out a pistol and fired, hitting the boy’s thigh and the girl’s foot, during a drinking spree with family members at Purok 1, Barangay (village) Sinipit at 4:48 p.m., police investigator PO3 John Ignacio said on Tuesday.

Witnesses said the gun “accidentally fired,” Ignacio said. “The suspect fled on foot and is now the subject of a manhunt operation.”  JE

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