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LUCENA CITY, Philippines — A 13-year-old boy was wounded after a security guard’s firearm accidentally discharged in Candelaria, Quezon, on Saturday, June 6, police said.
In a report released Sunday, the Calabarzon Police Regional Office (PRO 4A) said the incident occurred at around noon when the security guard, identified only as Leonardo, 43, noticed that his service firearm, a 9-mm pistol, was cocked.
While attempting to unload the weapon, it accidentally fired, sending a bullet into the ground.
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