By Ronron
June 12, 2007
An explosion rocked a junk shop in Quezon City on Tuesday morning, killing one person and wounding five others, police said.
The incident happened at around 8:30 am inside GRG junkshop on No. 323 Tandang Sora Avenue, Barangay Tandang Sora, Quezon City.
Supt. Gerardo Ratuita, Quezon City Police Station 3 commander, said the explosion came from a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) that was tinkered with by a junk shop helper.
Killed in the incident was Mark Dave Tejada, 17, the helper who played with the pin of the RPG. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC).
The wounded were Leonardo Torio, 31, owner of the junkshop; Jemson Tiongson, 16; Britch Camacho, 22; George Dalugdog, 22; and, Henry Cunanan, 54, all helpers at the junkshop. They were also rushed to the EAMC for medical treatment.
Initial investigation revealed that the RPG was sold to the shop by a certain Neol Jenobiagon, 20, a scavenger. Jenobiagon claims that it was also just sold to him.
Police are investigating if Jenobiagon is liable for the incident./DMS
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment