One of the deadliest mass shootings in the Philippines in 2013, claiming at least eight lives in a single barangay.
Key Facts
- Deaths
- At least 8 people killed
- Wounded
- 12 people injured
- Shooter
- Ronald Baquiran Bae, age 41
- Weapon
- Semiautomatic pistol
- Accomplice arrested
- John Paul Lopez, age 27
- Location
- Barangay Tabon 1, Kawit, Philippines
By the Numbers
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Cause → Event → Consequence
The motive behind the attack remained unclear according to officials. Ronald Baquiran Bae, a 41-year-old man, carried out the shooting in barangay Tabon 1 in Kawit. His house caretaker, John Paul Lopez, allegedly assisted him by reloading his pistol magazine during the incident.
On January 4, 2013, Ronald Baquiran Bae opened fire with a semiautomatic pistol in barangay Tabon 1, Kawit, Philippines, killing at least eight people and a dog and wounding twelve others before being shot and killed by responding police officers.
Bae was killed by police during the incident. His alleged accomplice, John Paul Lopez, was subsequently arrested for assisting the shooter by reloading his weapon. The shooting drew attention to gun violence in the Philippines, though the gunman's motive was never publicly established.