Norwegian shot dead in Quezon City, suspect flees

Relatives and friends pray during the wake of killed Norwegian teenager Mikael Troy Johansen Rasay in Tanza, Cavite on Tuesday. AP

MANILA, Philippines—An 18-year-old Norwegian tourist was fatally shot outside a bar in Quezon City when he tried to stop a fight, police said Tuesday.

Mikael Troy Johansen Rasay had left the bar with friends early Sunday when he saw a commotion across the street and tried to intervene in a fight between a man and a woman, Chief Inspector Rodelio Marcelo of Quezon City said.

Marcelo said that Rasay knocked the man down in a fistfight. Gunfire rang out moments later and witnesses reported seeing another man chasing and shooting Rasay.

Marcelo said the suspect escaped in a car. Rasay died of wounds after being brought to a hospital and another person was wounded by a stray bullet.

Police said they are investigating.