Davao kid’s curiosity kills 15-year-old neighbor

A 10-year-old boy’s curiosity about a firearm his father brought home proved fatal for his 15-year-old neighbor, who he accidentally shot in Davao City Monday night. Radio dzRH reported Tuesday the incident occurred at 8:15 p.m. Monday at the suspect’s house along McArthur Highway in Davao City’s Calinan district. The fatality, initially identified as Jason, succumbed to a gunshot wound in the chest. The suspect was brought to the custody of the city police’s Women’s and Children’s Desk. Initial investigation showed Jason went to the 10-year-old suspect's house to borrow a phone charger. The boy went to his father’s room where the charger was kept inside a bag. But when he saw the homemade Magnum-357 gun inside his father’s bag, he took it out and accidentally pulled the trigger. The bullet hit Jason in the chest. Calinan police head Senior Inspector Ariel Acala theorized the boy may have been curious about the gun and tried to handle it, but it accidentally went off. Acala also said further investigation showed the 10-year-old’s father brought home the firearm after seeing it abandoned in a cargo truck. — LBG/RSJ, GMANews.TV