BAGUIO CITY – A 37-year old miner is now in serious condition in a hospital after he was reportedly shot by his 33-year old younger brother for still unknown motive inside their house at No. 80 Zigzag, Camp 7 here around 11 pm Friday.
However, the incident was only reported to the personnel of the Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) Station No. 8 at around 3:30 am Saturday by the security guard of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center (BGHMC).
Senior Inspector Katelyn Mae Awingan, BCPO Station No. 8 officer-in-charge, identified the shooting incident victim as Jeffrey Waig Sawang, 26, single, miner and a resident of the aforesaid place while the suspect, who reportedly fled after the incident, was named as Jackson Waig Sawang, 33, single, miner, also a resident of the aforesaid address.
PO! May Ann Mabanang, investigator on case, said initial police investigation showed the mother of the Sawang brothers reportedly heard a gunshot emanating from inside their house that prompted her to go out of her room and see what was going on outside.
When she was not able to see something unusual, she tried to go to Jeffrey’s room to check on him and found him lying on his bed with his body covered by his blanket.
Not satisfied on what she saw, she pulled down the victim’s blanket and was surprised to see blood oozing from his head causing her to seek assistance to rush him to the BGHMC for medical treatment.
Mabanag cited probers are still ascertaining what weapon was used by the suspect in the perpetration of the crime as they were not able to recover any spent shell or slug of a firearm in the crime scene.
Further, the police officer cited the motive behind the shooting incident is also being established and that the suspect has been subjected to manhunt operation.
By Dexter A. See
