Stray bullet

A stray bullet is a bullet that, after being fired from a gun, hits an unintended target. Such a shooting accident may occur due to missing a target when hunting or sport-shooting, as a result of accidental/negligent discharges, or during crossfire or celebratory gunfire.

In the Philippines, incidents involving the stray bullet (Filipino: Ligaw na Bala) rose during the New Year revelry. The Philippine National Police was reportedly recorded 52 stray bullet incidents during the monitoring between December 16, 2015 and January 5, 2016, of which 42 victims were injured.[1]

See also

References
  1. Santos, Eimor (January 21, 2016). "42 injured in stray bullet incidents – PNP". CNN Philippines. Retrieved March 21, 2016.


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