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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2777209" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>MANILA — Another minor was allegedly killed by a police officer in Rizal province, just weeks after a teenager died in a Navotas police operation, authorities said Friday. </p><p>The latest Aug. 20 incident involved a policeman who was conducting &quot;Oplan Sita,&quot; a routine anti-criminality inspection, in an area where several robberies were reported in Barangay San Isidro, Rodriguez town, said P/Capt. Mariesol Tactaquin, public information officer of the Rizal police. </p><p>The victim&#x27;s brother was riding a motorcycle and allegedly zoomed past the policeman who flagged him down. The officer chased the 22-year-old rider until they reached the latter&#x27;s home, Tactaquin said. </p><p>She said the motorcycle rider then removed his helmet and threw it at the police officer, who fired his gun in retaliation. The shot hit the rider&#x27;s 15-year-old brother, who came out of their house due to the commotion. </p><p>The teenager, John Francis Ompad, later died in the hospital, his family said. He would have been in Grade 9 this school year. </p><p>&quot;Ang nakita natin, talagang may lapses. Unang-una po, not wearing proper uniform,&quot; Tactaquin told TeleRadyo Serbisyo. </p><p>&quot;And also doon sa pagbato ng helmet, parang sobra-sobra naman yung reply mo, response mo, and then ikaw, nag-draw ka ng firearm mo, pinutukan mo. Parang excessive force naman ang iyong ginamit,&quot; she continued. </p><p>(There were lapses. First, the policeman was not in uniform. And when the helmet was thrown at him, his response seemed excessive. It appears that he used excessive force.)<br/> <br/>Investigators are also looking into allegations that the policeman was accompanied by a civilian, identified as his friend and neighbor, during the chase. </p><p>&quot;Anong ginagawa ni civilian na sila ay magkasama? Hindi naman po pupuwede na ako’y isang pulis, para lang maka-comply sa buddy-buddy system ay magsasama ako ng ka-buddy ko na hindi naman pulis, wala pong ganoon,&quot; Tactaquin said. </p><p>(What was the civilian doing with him? You cannot have someone who is not a police officer accompany you just so that you could comply with the buddy system.) </p><p>The officer is facing homicide and attempted homicide complaints, and will face an administrative case. He was detained pending preliminary investigation, Tactaquin said. </p><p>In another police operation in August, Navotas officers shot dead 17-year-old Jemboy Baltazar after he was mistaken for a suspect they were chasing. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/08/16/23/bishop-david-condemns-jemboys-killing-at-polices-hands">&#x27;Hindi kayo ang batas&#x27;: Bishop David condemns Jemboy&#x27;s killing at the hands of police</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/14/23/chr-chief-wants-entire-pnp-retrained-after-teens-slay">CHR chief recommends retraining for entire PNP after Navotas teen&#x27;s shooting</a></li></ul><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PiFtEiYN6VQ?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-6eXp4fCHN8?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Another minor was allegedly killed by a police officer in Rizal province, just weeks after a teenager died in a Navotas police operation. 