By Trina A. San Agustin
Variety News Staff

GUAM Memorial Hospital nursing supervisor Cely Mangrobang yesterday said the 19-year-old who was shot on Monday night is in stable condition and has been transferred to a regular room.
Guam Police Department public affairs officer Allan Guzman said police learned of the shooting only after hospital officials contacted them about a 19-year-old who came in for medical attention.
“Upon arrival (at GMH), police saw a victim being treated from a gunshot wound to the chest,” Guzman said. “The victim was alert and conscious and informed police that someone unknown to him did a drive-by shooting on Vivian Way in Jonestown, Tamuning.”
Paul Manuel Sablan Cepeda, 21, of Tamuning, was arrested after police investigation.
Cepeda was charged with reckless conduct, possession of a firearm without a firearms identification, and unlawful discharge. He was booked and confined.
Guzman said Cepeda is a friend of the victim who also drove the victim to the hospital. Further investigation showed that the suspect accidentally shot his friend with a small caliber weapon while at a Tamuning residence.
No word on whether the victim would be charged as well with falsifying a report. Police recovered the weapon yesterday.