PBA player John Amores, brother face attempted murder raps over shooting incident

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Jessie Cruzat

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<div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1839057398964826451&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Anews-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-09-25T23%3A12%3A32.555628%3A838da165-d55c-48b1-9f2a-313b21d69996%26action%3Dedit&sessionId=29840b24395616ae3877273beda86ae334563701&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 600px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" data-tweet-id="1839057398964826451"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p>PBA player John Amores and his brother surrendered to the police early Thursday after the player was caught on CCTV firing a gun at another man after a basketball game in Lumban.</p><p>CCTV footage earlier showed Amores disembarking from a motorcycle driven by his 20-year-old brother in Barangay Maytalang Uno at around 5 p.m. Wednesday before firing his weapon at the man.&nbsp;</p><p>The victim, however, was unharmed and no bystander was wounded during the shooting. &nbsp;<br/><br/><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/27/attempted-homicide-raps-filed-vs-john-amores-brother-1205" id="isPasted">John Amores, brother freed on bail</a></p><p>Police Major Bob Louis Ordiz, chief of police of Lumban MPS, said that before the incident, Amores had joined a basketball game in Barangay Salac when he and the victim had a heated argument over a contested call.&nbsp;</p><p>Police said a bet of P4,000 was on the line for the winning team in the game.</p><p>&ldquo;Nagkaroon ng dayo sa Barangay Salac, tapos may tawag na hindi nap&agrave;gkasunduan. Then nagsimula doon sa hindi pagkakasunduan hanggang nagkaroon ng hamunan ng suntukan hanggang umabot sila sa Barangay Maytalang I at dun sila nagpangabot. Naghamunan ulit ng another suntukan then si John Amores may dala ng baril at pinaputukan ang victim,&rdquo; he said.&nbsp;</p><p>Police engaged in a hot pursuit operation after the shooting.&nbsp;</p><p>Another of Amores&#39; siblings who serves as a barangay chairman in Pagsanjan later contacted Lumban police, which led to the surrender of the two brothers at 1 a.m.&nbsp;</p><p>Ordiz said both brothers had been receiving threats after the incident.&nbsp;</p><style type="text/css" id="isPasted">
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</style><p>&ldquo;Nag-voluntary surrender po [sila] dito sa ating station dahil nagkakaroon na nga raw po sila ng threat sa kanilang buhay. Sa kanila pareho,&rdquo; the official said.&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/9/25/pba-player-na-si-john-amores-pinaghahanap-sa-kasong-pamamaril-2212" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PBA player na si John Amores pinaghahanap sa kasong pamamaril</a></p><p>They are set to undergo inquest proceedings over attempted murder charges.</p><p>Meanwhile, the victim has told police he does not want to do interviews.</p><p id="isPasted">But his weeping mother, Shirley Cacalda, said she would pursue the case against the Amores siblings.</p><p>&quot;Kakauwi lang ng anak ko galing barko, 6, 5 araw pa lang dito yan...tapos didisgrasyahin n&#39;ya. Sa halagang P4,000, papatayin niya anak ko, hindi ako papayag,&quot; Cacalda told reporters at that Lumban police station.</p><p>&quot;Itutuloy ko &#39;yan (kaso). Bibigyan ko ng kadalahan &#39;yan dahil hambog &#39;yan, sa akin madadala &#39;yan,&quot; she added.</p><p><br/></p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 560px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1839123651872043138&lang=en&maxWidth=560px&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Anews-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-09-25T23%3A12%3A32.555628%3A838da165-d55c-48b1-9f2a-313b21d69996%26action%3Dview%26popup&sessionId=fa114015821038ea785c52185264d3c2b0f350f6&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 560px; height: 316px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" data-tweet-id="1839123651872043138"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p><br/></p><style type="text/css" id="isPasted">
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</style><p>PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial has also issued the following statement on the incident.</p><p>&ldquo;This is a matter subject of investigation by the police, and we cannot comment in it. But we are saddened by such unfortunate incident.&rdquo;</p><p><br/></p><p><strong>NCAA BAN</strong></p><p><br/></p><p>Amores, a former Jose Rizal University (JRU) player, was previously banned by the NCAA after punching 4 players of De La Salle-College of St. Benilde (CSB) during a game in 2022.</p><p><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/09/22/ncaa-bans-jrus-john-amores-after-punching-spree" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NCAA bans JRU&#39;s John Amores after punching spree</a></p><style type="text/css" id="isPasted">
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</style><p>Amores charged the St. Benilde bench and attacked several players, in particular knocking down Mark Sangco and Jimboy Pasturan. Officials eventually halted the game, which saw the Blazers take a 71-51 win.</p><p><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/08/22/ncaa-brawl-mars-game-between-jru-benilde" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NCAA: Brawl mars game between JRU, Benilde</a></p><p><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/16/22/amores-officially-removed-from-jru-basketball-program" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NCAA: Amores officially removed from JRU basketball program</a></p><p>Pasturan and Taine Mitchell Davis later filed a complaint against Amores at the San Juan City Prosecutor&#39;s Office.</p><p>Despite this, Amores was signed up by NorthPort Batang Pier during the fifth round of the 2023 PBA Rookie Draft.</p><p><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/09/18/23/amores-welcomes-opportunity-to-redeem-himself-in-pba" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Amores welcomes opportunity to redeem himself in PBA</a></p><p><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3069647"></ivs-player></p><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><p><br/></p>

<p>The victim, however, was unharmed and no bystander was wounded during the shooting. &nbsp;<br><br><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/27/attempted-homicide-raps-filed-vs-john-amores-brother-1205" id="isPasted">John Amores, brother freed on bail</a></p><p>Police Major Bob Louis Ordiz, chief of police of Lumban MPS, said that before the incident, Amores had joined a basketball game in Barangay Salac when he and the victim had a heated argument over a contested call.&nbsp;</p><p>Police said a bet of P4,000 was on the line for the winning team in the game.</p><p>&ldquo;Nagkaroon ng dayo sa Barangay Salac, tapos may tawag na hindi nap&agrave;gkasunduan. Then nagsimula doon sa hindi pagkakasunduan hanggang nagkaroon ng hamunan ng suntukan hanggang umabot sila sa Barangay Maytalang I at dun sila nagpangabot. Naghamunan ulit ng another suntukan then si John Amores may dala ng baril at pinaputukan ang victim,&rdquo; he said.&nbsp;</p><p>Police engaged in a hot pursuit operation after the shooting.&nbsp;</p><p>Another of Amores&#39; siblings who serves as a barangay chairman in Pagsanjan later contacted Lumban police, which led to the surrender of the two brothers at 1 a.m.&nbsp;</p><p>Ordiz said both brothers had been receiving threats after the incident.&nbsp;</p><style type="text/css" id="isPasted">
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</style><p>&ldquo;Nag-voluntary surrender po [sila] dito sa ating station dahil nagkakaroon na nga raw po sila ng threat sa kanilang buhay. Sa kanila pareho,&rdquo; the official said.&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/9/25/pba-player-na-si-john-amores-pinaghahanap-sa-kasong-pamamaril-2212" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PBA player na si John Amores pinaghahanap sa kasong pamamaril</a></p><p>They are set to undergo inquest proceedings over attempted murder charges.</p><p>Meanwhile, the victim has told police he does not want to do interviews.</p><p id="isPasted">But his weeping mother, Shirley Cacalda, said she would pursue the case against the Amores siblings.</p><p>&quot;Kakauwi lang ng anak ko galing barko, 6, 5 araw pa lang dito yan...tapos didisgrasyahin n&#39;ya. Sa halagang P4,000, papatayin niya anak ko, hindi ako papayag,&quot; Cacalda told reporters at that Lumban police station.</p><p>&quot;Itutuloy ko &#39;yan (kaso). Bibigyan ko ng kadalahan &#39;yan dahil hambog &#39;yan, sa akin madadala &#39;yan,&quot; she added.</p><p><br></p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 560px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1839123651872043138&lang=en&maxWidth=560px&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Anews-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-09-25T23%3A12%3A32.555628%3A838da165-d55c-48b1-9f2a-313b21d69996%26action%3Dview%26popup&sessionId=fa114015821038ea785c52185264d3c2b0f350f6&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 560px; height: 316px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" data-tweet-id="1839123651872043138"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p><br></p><style type="text/css" id="isPasted">
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</style><p>PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial has also issued the following statement on the incident.</p><p>&ldquo;This is a matter subject of investigation by the police, and we cannot comment in it. But we are saddened by such unfortunate incident.&rdquo;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>NCAA BAN</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Amores, a former Jose Rizal University (JRU) player, was previously banned by the NCAA after punching 4 players of De La Salle-College of St. Benilde (CSB) during a game in 2022.</p><p><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/09/22/ncaa-bans-jrus-john-amores-after-punching-spree" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NCAA bans JRU&#39;s John Amores after punching spree</a></p><style type="text/css" id="isPasted">
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</style><p>Amores charged the St. Benilde bench and attacked several players, in particular knocking down Mark Sangco and Jimboy Pasturan. Officials eventually halted the game, which saw the Blazers take a 71-51 win.</p><p><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/08/22/ncaa-brawl-mars-game-between-jru-benilde" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NCAA: Brawl mars game between JRU, Benilde</a></p><p><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/16/22/amores-officially-removed-from-jru-basketball-program" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NCAA: Amores officially removed from JRU basketball program</a></p><p>Pasturan and Taine Mitchell Davis later filed a complaint against Amores at the San Juan City Prosecutor&#39;s Office.</p><p>Despite this, Amores was signed up by NorthPort Batang Pier during the fifth round of the 2023 PBA Rookie Draft.</p><p><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/09/18/23/amores-welcomes-opportunity-to-redeem-himself-in-pba" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Amores welcomes opportunity to redeem himself in PBA</a></p><p><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3069647"></ivs-player></p><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><p><br></p>

<p>PBA player John Amores and his brother surrendered to the police early Thursday after the player was caught on CCTV firing a gun at another man after a basketball game in Lumban.</p><p>CCTV footage earlier showed Amores disembarking from a motorcycle driven by his 20-year-old brother in Barangay Maytalang Uno at around 5 p.m. Wednesday before firing his weapon at the man.&nbsp;</p>

<p>PBA player John Amores and his brother surrendered to the police early Thursday after the player was caught on CCTV firing a gun at another man after a basketball game in Lumban.</p>

PBA player John Amores and his brother surrendered to the police early Thursday after the player was caught on CCTV firing a gun at another man after a basketball game in Lumban.

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PBA player John Amores, brother surrender, face attempted murder raps over shooting incident

PBA player John Amores, brother surrender, face attempted murder raps over shooting incident