Manila, Philippines: A 13-year-old boy shot his 16-year-old friend inside a busy mall and then turned the gun on himself, leaving both brain dead, say Philippine police. The incident has raised questions about guns and parental control in a country awash in firearms.
Police chief Wilson Santos of Pampanga province's Mexico township says authorities are investigating how the 13-year-old obtained a .22-caliber pistol and smuggled it into the mall on Tuesday.
Santos said Wednesday that the boys were in a relationship and that the younger one, apparently in a fit of jealously, left a suicide note that he was willing to die together with his friend.
Dr Alfonso Danac said that they were being kept alive at a private hospital by ventilators and medicine, and that their parents have decided to donate the boys' corneas and kidneys.
Police chief Wilson Santos of Pampanga province's Mexico township says authorities are investigating how the 13-year-old obtained a .22-caliber pistol and smuggled it into the mall on Tuesday.
Santos said Wednesday that the boys were in a relationship and that the younger one, apparently in a fit of jealously, left a suicide note that he was willing to die together with his friend.
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