Fortun on wife's shooting: She's a saint, I'm the target

MANILA, Philippines - Lawyer Raymond Fortun said he was the likely target of the men on motorcycle who shot his wife, Caroline, in front of their home in Las Piñas Thursday night.

"Ang alam ko lang, ang asawa ko santo po 'yan e. Wala pong kaaway 'yan. E kung meron po talagang target ho ako, ako talaga ang inaabangan, hindi po ang misis ko. Wala pong gustong manakit sa kanya," Fortun said in a radio interview over dzMM late Thursday.

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Fortun, who has served as counsel for many high-profile cases, said his wife was coming home after serving at Mass that night when she spotted some men who seemed to be waiting for the family's car. Fortun, who flew in from Iloilo, was not present during the incident.

"Nung bumaba daw siya sa kotse saka binaril ... (tinamaan) sa kanan na pisngi. Yung bullet naman ay lumabas sa batok n'ya," Fortun recounted.

The incident occurred a little past 8:00 p.m..

Caroline is  in stable condition after she was rushed to the Perpetual Help Medical Center by her husband.

"Stable pa po siya ngayon. Pinagpala naman po na hindi po naging malubha ang kanyang tama at mukhang makaka-survive naman siya. Kailangan pa po namin ng dasal," Fortun said.

The suspects escaped on-board the vehicle.