Stray bullet kills girl, 1, in Negros Occidental
MANILA, Philippines — A one-year-old girl died after she was hit by a stray bullet at their home in Manapla, Negros Occidental on Sunday afternoon, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported yesterday.
The girl was playing with her grandparents and other relatives when two gunshots were heard. The baby was found with a gunshot wound in the head.
She was brought to a hospital in Manapla and later transferred to a medical facility in Bacolod City where she died at around 11 p.m.
PNP chief Gen. Dionardo Carlos said Nomar Bero, 46, surrendered and confessed that he fired a .38-caliber revolver near the house of the baby.
One of the bullets hit the victim’s house, which is made of corrugated galvanized iron sheets.
“Bero will be charged accordingly, based on the appreciation of the prosecutor of the evidence presented by police investigators,” Carlos said.
Western Visayas police director Brig. Gen. Flynn Dongbo was tasked to monitor the progress of the investigation to establish an airtight case against the suspect.
“As we dig deeper into this, we would like to check on the documents of the suspect for carrying a firearm,” Carlos said.
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