Talk ’N Text’s Ali Peek shot, in ‘stable condition’

Ali Peek PHOTO FROM PBA.PH

MANILA, Philippines—Talk ’N Text veteran bigman Ali Peek was shot by an unidentified gunman Monday night at the parking lot of the RFM Gym on Pioneer St. in Mandaluyong City.

Ali Peek (Albert Henry Peek), 36, was rushed by two bystanders to the nearby The Medical City after sustaining a gunshot wound in the nape.

Senior Superintendent Armando Bolalin, Mandaluyong police chief, said Peek still managed to approach two passersby and seek help.

“While holding his bleeding nape, he asked two people he saw to bring him to the hospital,” Bolalin said.

Bolalin said he still had to check with the hospital about Peek’s condition.

But the Texters’ head coach Chot Reyes said on Twitter that Peek, a Filipino-American, “is conscious and in stable condition now.”

“The Talk ’N Text family asks the public to respect their privacy at this time. Further details will be released as they become available,” Reyes added.

The shooting happened around 7:15 p.m. It was learned that Peek had just come from a plyometrics workout at RFM gym when the assailant fired at him.

The assailant, armed with a still unknown firearm, shot the basketball player from behind while the latter was “cleaning up his stuff inside the car,” Bolalin said.

After shooting Peek, the gunman fled on foot.

The police still have no clues about the possible motive in the shooting as the investigation is still ongoing.

“We have yet to talk to Peek and ask him who may have done this to him,” Bolalin said.

Originally posted at 08:59 pm | Monday, November 07, 2011