10-Year-Old Boy Shot His Friend In Leon Town, Iloilo Province
LEON TOWN – A boy, aged 10 years old, shot his 16-year-old 9th grader friend in Leon town, Iloilo, who eventually died from his injuries.
According to Panay News, the incident occurred at the house of George Callarga, aged 50 and the school principal of Leon Central Elementary School.
The victim was a scholar of the elementary school principal at Buga National High School in the said town and is staying at Callarga’s house in Barangay Poblacion, Leon. The 10 year old, on the other hand, was doing chores for Callarga.
A report from Police Captain Felix Perez, Leon police chief said that Callarga was not in his house at the time of the incident, which occurred at around 10 PM. The victim was shot on the left thigh.
Perez added that the gun, identified as a .40 pistol, was kept in a drawer and the two lads managed to discover it. They played around the gun when the shooting happened.
As per the report, the 9th grader was taken to the Aleosan District Hospital where he eventually succumbed to his wounds and died. The police officers who responded to the incident, retrieved the .40 pistol. The suspect was eventually detained at the municipal police station and faced a homicide charge.
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