QCPD nabs armed suspect from 911 call

The Quezon City Police District reported this Thursday that it had detained an individual who set off their firearm at the entrance of LRT-2 Gateway Mall in Quezon City.

Authorities said that they were made aware of the incident through a 911 call at 6:30 a.m. last March 24 which reported on the supposed illegal discharge.

Police from the Cubao Police Station were said to have immediately responded to the scene and arrested alias “Richard,” 28 years old.

Operatives eventually found the bullet hole where the shot was fired at a table in a nearby stall.

A 9mm firearm, one magazine, an empty bullet casing, and two additional bullets were recovered from the suspect.

Richard was subsequently charged with violation of Article 254 of the Revised Penal Code which considers the unlawful discharge of a firearm a crime punishable by imprisonment of four to six years imprisonment.