November 22, 2024

PBA: Willie Marcial saddened by shooting incident involving NorthPort's John Amores

PBA: Willie Marcial saddened by shooting incident involving NorthPort
John Amores of the NorthPort Batang Pier competed against Calvin Abueva of the Magnolia Hotshots in the PBA Governors' Cup. | Photo: PBA Images

PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial said he was saddened by the shooting incident involving NorthPort Batang Pier player John Amores.

The guard, who was involved in physical altercations back in college, found himself in hot waters once again after shooting a firearm.

According to the Lumban police report, Amores fired an unspecified firearm on a 32-year-old man after things got heated in a basketball game in Laguna on Wednesday, September 25.

The victim did not sustain any injuries.

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One Sports reached out to PBA commissioner Willie Marcial, but said the league cannot comment on the case since investigation is ongoing.

"This is a matter subject of investigation by the police, and we cannot comment [on] it. But we are saddened by such [an] unfortunate incident," he told One Sports via text message.

On Thursday morning, September 26, the cager and his brother surrendered to the police.

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Amores' brother drove the motorcycle leading to the shooting.

"Nagkakaroon na ng threat sa kanilang buhay. Napag-desisyunan nila na dito na lang sumuko sa police station," Lumban police chief Bob Louis Ordiz told News5.

  

One Sports also reached out to NorthPort, who chose Amores as their 51st pick of the PBA Season 48 Rookie Draft. But the team has yet to release a statement as of this writing.

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(With reports from News5/Hannibal Talete)

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