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- A shooting incident happened in Quezon City after a man with PTSD allegedly attempted to pull out a gun from his bag.
- The policeman who shot the man will face criminal and administrative investigations.
A policeman shot a retired military man after the latter allegedly pulled out a gun from his bag at a checkpoint in Quezon City.
The victim’s mother claimed that her son was suffering from post-traumatic disorder after being in the military during the Marawi siege in 2017.
According to the Quezon City Police District, the victim was a 34-year-old man named Winston Ragos and the suspect was identified as Police Master Sergeant Daniel Florendo Jr. who was assigned to Fairview Police Station 5.
The police report said that Florendo and four police trainees from Highway Patrol Group were manning the checkpoint on Maligaya Drive in Barangay Pasong Putik when Ragos approached the policemen and started shouting at them. The police officers asked him to go home but the victim allegedly attempted to pull a handgun from his bag.
WATCH: Police shot a mentally-challenged man in Pasong Putik, Quezon City on Tuesday afternoon. Residents nearby tried to stop the policeman from shooting but they were just told to get inside their homes. @cnnphilippines pic.twitter.com/5aPNirE2LW
— Gerg Cahiles (@GergCahiles) April 22, 2020
The nearby residents could be seen and heard trying to stop the police from shooting by saying that the man was not mentally stable.
Celebrities reacted to the incident. Actress Agot Isidro described the incident as “heartless.”
Heartless.
Sa dami ninyo, hindi ninyo muna pinalibutan, lapitan, kausapin, kapkapan.
Oo nga pala. Ang utos sa inyo…
“Shoot them dead.” https://t.co/TUt3OwcoPX
— Agot Isidro (@agot_isidro) April 22, 2020
Chai Fonacier was also disappointed with how the police handled it.
https://twitter.com/bansheerabidcat/status/1252898898684731393
Bituin Escalante quote retweeted the video of the shooting.
Kawalang halaga ng Buhay. Culture of Death. https://t.co/t1xJ86EGKU
— bituin escalante (@gobituin) April 22, 2020
Netizens expressed their opinions regarding the incident.
They know no diplomacy. This is so heartbreaking. See what happens when you give too much power to poorly trained “professionals” & give them license to “shoot to kill.” Solusyong medikal sana. Nakakasakit ng puso mga balita ngayon. https://t.co/z81AMI8cra
— Kerwin King (@imkerwinking) April 22, 2020
https://twitter.com/adenosine_SS/status/1252965512578912265
4 soldiers vs. 1 mentally-challenged man?!?
Aren’t you guys trained to effectively disarm a person w/o endangering anyone? Di na nga nanlaban pero shoot to kill?!! WTF?!!?!!! 🤬🤬🤬 https://t.co/ieJLiIWnU5
— SHOT PUNO! 🍺🥃🥂 (@jaogoma) April 22, 2020
https://twitter.com/polgoooo/status/1252962670120062982
The people around were not even threatened by the alleged Winston?
They knew Winston.
The guy in white shirt even tried to defend him.
THE POLICE SHOULD'VE LISTENED
THIS CAN NEVER BE JUSTIFIED!
HOLD THE POLICE ACCOUNTABLE
JUSTICE FOR WINSTON RAGOS! https://t.co/UuVa2nklSF— kent (@rakentrol) April 22, 2020
QCPD said that Florendo will face criminal and administrative investigation after he voluntarily surrendered himself to the authorities.
