2 firemen dead in Bataan shooting

SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Philippines – Two firemen were killed while another was seriously wounded in a shooting incident in Orani, Bataan last Saturday night.

In a report, Chief Inspector Arnel Dial, Orani police chief, identified the victims as SFO2 Charlie Mendoza, 52, and FO2 Enrico Caraan, firefighters in Dinalupihan and Orani towns, respectively. Wounded was Arlyn Lopez, 47.

Dial said Mendoza and Lopez went to Caraan’s house where they had a drinking spree. Mendoza and Lopez later had a verbal tussle, leading to a fistfight.

Dial said Caraan tried to pacify the two, but Mendoza reportedly drew his gun, fired at Caraan and Lopez, and then shot himself in the abdomen.

Mendoza and Caraan were pronounced dead at the hospital, while Lopez was brought to the Orani District Hospital and then transferred to the Bataan General Hospital where she was reported to be recovering.