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Date: 06 December 2013
Source: GMA News

Newly discovered closed circuit television (CCTV) camera footage may hold the key to identifying the motorist who shot a nine-year-old girl in road rage incident last week. This is because the plate number of the white Hyundai Sta. Fe sports utility vehicle (SUV) being driven by the motorist is visible in the footage obtained by GMA News Wednesday. In a report aired on “24 Oras,” reporter Cesar Apolinario said the footage was taken from a CCTV camera installed at a house near M.H. Del Pilar St. in Barangay Bungad, Quezon City, where the incident occurred. Apolinario said the Hyundai’s full plate number may be read using high-tech equipment if the video is played frame-by-frame. GMA News obtained two versions of the footage: one showing the vehicle facing the camera and one showing the SUV’s rear portion. According to the report, the owner of the newly-discovered video footage has expressed willingness to help resolve the case. Authorities and the family of the nine-year-old girl shot by the still-at-large driver have been experiencing difficulty identifying the SUV’s driver since the vehicle’s plate number was not visible in the video footage taken from CCTV cameras installed on the street. The victim’s family has turned to social media for help in finding the driver. The father said that according to doctors, a bullet hit his daughter’s liver and a kidney. She is still in intensive care recovering from surgery. In his latest interview with GMA News, the victim’s father said he has received a tip that the SUV’s driver might be a Filipino-Chinese. He added that he remains hopeful that the police will be able to obtain information about the vehicle from the Land Transportation Office (LTO). “Sana trabahuin ng pulis na makakuha [ng impormasyon] doon sa SUV. Pwede nilang puntahan yung LTO para doon,” he said. He said the family has yet to file charges against the SUV’s owner since they are busy taking care of the girl at the hospital. Officials at the Quezon City Police District 2, which handles the case, said they have turned over empty slugs recovered at the crime scene to the Philippine National Police Crime Laboratory at Camp Crame for ballistic examination. The police added that they are currently coordinating with Hyundai Motors Philippines to identify the owners of white Hyundai Sta. Fe SUVs who purchased the vehicle recently. — Xianne Arcangel/BM, GMA News