1 dead, 1 hurt in Tondo shooting

MANILA, Philippines - A relative of a councilor in Manila died while another was wounded in a shooting spree in Tondo, Manila on Tuesday night.

Jayypee Polonan, 28-year-old relative of Councilor Ernesto Dionisio, was rushed to Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center, where physicians declared him dead on arrival.

His neighbor, Leonardo Daculinao, is recuperating in the same hospital.

Inspector Steve Casimiro, chief of Manila Police District homicide section, said Christopher Morales, a suspected drug addict, reportedly went berserk and started shooting at his neighbors in Vitas.

Polonan, who was about to go to work, was standing beside his motorcycle when he was hit. Morales commandeered Polonan’s motorcycle and left.

Casimiro said a team from his unit has launched a manhunt for Morales.