MANILA: A former Army soldier went on a shooting spree in Cavite Province, south of Manila, killing a woman and injuring five others before taking his own life on Sunday morning (March 1), police said.
Police said the 47-year-old suspect, armed with a .38 caliber handgun, went to a wet market in General Trias City around 8 a.m. to look for certain people who he claimed are spreading rumors to malign his reputation as a contractor.
The suspect shot dead a 59-year-old woman and wounded a 57-year-old man at the market. He then shot a tricycle driver before shooting another woman victim at her house nearby. Police said two policemen were also injured when the suspect shot at a responding police car. The suspect then shot himself in the head, police added.Police recovered the handgun used by the suspect.
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