MANILA, Philippines — A heated argument reportedly prompted a police officer to shoot and kill a 19-year-old teen in Calamba City, Laguna on Sunday.
Police identified the victim as Leovil Brian Pelletero, who was allegedly shot by Cpl. Ian Javier Medel along Acacia Street, Ceris 1 Village in Barangay Canlubang at 2:25 a.m.
Lt. Col. Jonathan Villamor, chief of Calamba City police, said the incident happened after a “heated argument” erupted between the two.
According to police, they received a call from a security guard informing them that he heard the sound of a firearm and saw the victim “in prone position lying on the ground and had a gunsho…
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