2020 Tarlac shooting
| 2020 Tarlac shooting | |
|---|---|
A still image of a video taken by one of the victims' relatives showing Nuezca (right) trying to arrest Frank (center) while his mother Sonia (left) is shielding him, moments before Nuezca fatally shoots both Frank and Sonia. | |
| Location | Paniqui, Tarlac, Philippines |
| Date | December 20, 2020 5:10 p.m. (PhST) |
| Target | Sonya Rufino Gregorio and Frank Anthony Gregorio |
Attack type | Shooting Double murder |
| Weapons | Beretta 92 |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Perpetrators | Jonel Nuezca |
| Motive |
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| Charges | Double murder |
| Verdict | Guilty |
| Convictions | Reclusión perpetua (40 years imprisonment) for each count of murder, ₱952,560 payment to the victims' family |
| Convicted | Jonel Nuezca |
On December 20, 2020, a shooting incident occurred in Paniqui, Tarlac, Philippines, when a police officer, Jonel Nuezca, fatally shot two of his neighbors, Sonia and Frank Gregorio, after a heated argument over an improvised noisemaker (boga). The victims' relatives and the perpetrator's underage daughter were present at the scene of the crime and witnessed the incident. The incident was caught on camera and went viral on social media, sparking nationwide outrage and reigniting the discussion over police brutality and human rights violations in recent years.