GRAZED BY BULLET. Maj. Elexon Bona, police station 2 commander, who sustained a superficial bullet wound, narrates to reporters here Wednesday (Feb. 23, 2022) what transpired during a brief shootout on Tuesday night in Barangay Rosary Heights 9, Cotabato City. Two others hurt in the incident are now at an undisclosed hospital in the city. (Photo courtesy of DXMS - Cotabato)
COTABATO CITY – A police major and two civilians were injured in a shooting incident that transpired in a densely populated commercial district here on Tuesday night.
Maj. Elexon Bona, city police station 2 commander, was slightly injured when the gunmen, armed with assault rifles, opened fire at police officers responding to a shooting incident in Barangay Rosary Heights 9.
Reports said the shootout, which happened past 10 p.m. and involved civilians, was triggered by the non-payment of a PHP15,000 cash bet for a Mobile Legends online game.
“We are still verifying that report, that is not confirmed yet,” Bona told reporters here Wednesday.
Police said the two assailants riding on a motorbike arrived and opened fire on victims Hubert Concepcion and Fitzgerald Patagan, who got wounded and are now recuperating in a hospital.
The series of gun bursts sent residents into panic.
At least 20 persons were held for questioning and later released. (PNA)
