2 dead in QC shootings

Two men were killed in separate shootings in Quezon City on Saturday.

Rommel Agustin, 36, a jeepney driver, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in his vehicle (TJZ-692) parked along Quirino Highway in Barangay Balon Bato at around 1:40 a.m.

In Barangay San Jose, Narciso Bicedo Jr., 30, was shot by patrons of a karaoke bar along A. Bonifacio Avenue at around 10:40 p.m.

Bicedo died at the scene from a gunshot to the head.

Police said the victim was allegedly shot by Jonathan Martinez, who was accompanied by Morgan Martinez, an alias Beng-beng and another man.

The suspects escaped on a tricycle after the attack.

The case was turned over to the Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit of the Quezon City police.

Girl, 8, hit by stray bullet

Meanwhile, an eight-yearold girl was wounded after being hit by a stray bullet in Quezon City on Saturday.

The Grade 3 student was playing with her friends along Lupang Pangako street in Barangay Payatas when gunshots rang out at around 10:30 a.m., a witness told police.

The minor tried to run toward her house but she was hit on her left arm by a bullet, allegedly meant for an alias Yoyong.

The girl was rushed to the East Avenue Medical Center for treatment.

The suspects, known only as alias Badeth and Nino, fled on a motorcycle.