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2 Arrested at Sitio Sunora, Brgy. Baclay, Tukuran, Zamboanga Del Sur

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Police personnel of Tukuran Municipal Police Station arrested two individuals for accidentally shot a 5-year old minor at Sitio Sunora, Brgy. Baclay, Tukuran, Zamboanga Del Sur at about 11:50 AM of October 23, 2020. The victim was identified as James Carl Ramos, 5 years old, and a resident of Sitio Sunora, Brgy. Baclay, Tukuran, Zamboanga Del Sur. The suspects were identified as Celso Arias Castanares, 52 years old, driver, of Brgy. Lubid, Aurora, Zamboanga Del Sur and Marcelino Cabañas Cabello, 48 years old, of Sitio Sunora, Brgy. Baclay , Tukuran, Zamboanga Del Sur.

Investigation disclosed that prior to the incident, both suspects were at the funeral vigil at the aforementioned place of incident when one of the suspect Marcelino Cabañas Cabello allegedly got wild which prompted the other suspect Celso Arias Catañares to surfaced and without any provocation pulled out his caliber .38 revolver. Both persons grappled each other and accidentally fired the said firearm hitting the minor victim on the forehead that resulted to his instantaneous death.

The victim now lied at his residence at Sitio Sunora, Brgy. Baclay, Tukuran, Zamboanga Del Sur.

Arrested suspects were now under the temporary custody of Tukuran Municipal Police Station for proper disposition. (PCpt. Edwin A. Duco, Chief Public Information Officer)

 

(Source: Public Information Office – Police Regional Office IX)

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