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PBA player and notorious hothead John Amores surrenders to Laguna police to face attempted murder charges after firing a gun at an opponent in a basketball pickup game, two years after his infamous NCAA punching spree
MANILA, Philippines – PBA player John Amores and his brother voluntarily surrendered to the police on Thursday, September 26, hours after a gun shooting incident in Laguna.
The two face complaints for attempted murder. Inquest proceedings are scheduled Thursday.
“They voluntarily surrendered to our station because there was a threat to their lives. They got scared for their safety, so they decided to come here,” Police Major Bob Louis Ordiz told GMA integrated News in Filipino.
In a CCTV footage in Barangay Maytalang Uno, Amores got off a motorcycle driven by his 20-year-old brother and started firing a gun, before speeding off.
The police said Amores already threw the gun away.
On Wednesday, September 25, a police report said “a concerned citizen personally came” to the Lumban Municipal Police Station at 6:20 pm to report a shooting incident where Amores fired at a certain Lee Cacalda following a heated exchange during a basketball game.
No one was hurt from the shooting incident.
“They challenged each other to a fistfight,” said Ordiz, noting the Amores brothers came to Barangay Salac in Lumban for a basketball game.
“The suspect left and the victim came after him until they reached Barangay Maytalang, where they again challenged each other to a fistfight. Then Amores, who was carrying a gun, started firing at the victim.”
The 24-year-old Amores recently wrapped up the first conference of his second season in the PBA after the NorthPort Batang Pier got eliminated from playoff contention in the ongoing 2024 Governors’ Cup, three days before the Laguna pickup game and subsequent shooting incident.
The incident came two years after the former JRU Heavy Bomber ran amok and punched four St. Benilde Blazers players during an NCAA game.
Amores was charged with assault, got suspended by the NCAA, and banned by JRU, which then facilitated his mental health counseling sessions.
After being given his first shot at a basketball return by the Zamboanga Valientes, Amores then joined the PBA Season 48 Rookie Draft last year, with the Batang Pier taking him as the 51st overall pick. – Rappler.com
