BANGKOK: A Canadian man has shot dead two people, including a lawyer, at a Philippines court on Tuesday. According to police, he smuggled a pistol into the court and shot people as he was on trial for “petty mischief.” The Canadian man shot the local doctor who had sued him, as well as the doctor's lawyer, and then turned the pistol on other people in the courtroom in the central city of Cebu, injuring a government prosecutor. The suspect, who was not named, was also shot and wounded in the melee, regional police chief Marcelo Garbo said on local DZBB radio. “We are investigating how the suspect managed to bring in the gun,” Garbo said. “Two people were killed, while two were wounded, including the Canadian,” he added. He gave no other details about the criminal case against the Canadian man. The incident came amid public debate over stricter gun control laws in the Philippines, following a spate of high profile gun-related deaths this month. Bikyanews.com
