Teenager shoots man dead
due to misunderstanding

A misunderstanding is believed to have driven a teenager to shoot and kill a man at the bridge near the boundaries of Barangays 35 and Singcang-Airport in Bacolod City at about 9 p.m. Monday.

Station 1 commander, Chief Insp. Adonis Rosales, identified the victim as Rene Cuervo, 21, of Rodriguez-Baybay in Brgy. 35, Bacolod, who sustained a lone gunshot wound in his chest and was declared dead on arrival at the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital.

Investigation conducted by Police Officer 1 Roy Pastro showed that Cuervo and his brother, Reymart, 18, were standing at the Cameroli Bridge, when the 16-year-old suspect, whose name is being withheld as he is a minor, and his companion, identified as “Alias Bantillan” of Brgy Banago, Bacolod, arrived.

Witnesses told the police that the suspects asked for something from the Cuervos but when they failed to answer, an argument ensued. He said the minor drew a pingun and shot the older Cuervo at close range. The other suspect also shot Reymart, but missed.

Although the two suspects escaped after the shooting, murder charges are being readied against them, Rosales said *APN

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Police seize marijuana sticks,
unlicensed firearm from teen

An unlicensed firearm and 13 suspected marijuana sticks were recovered from a teenager in Binalbagan town, Negros Occidental, at about 7:55 p.m. Monday.

Binalbagan police chief, Senior Insp. Albert Sy, identified the arrested as Albert Alamis, 19, of Sitio Lamawan, Brgy. Santo Rosario in the town.

Police Officers 3 Brendo Danoog and Jose Ervin Pacete, and Police Officer 1 Ramie June Morales were conducting a visibility operation at Magallanes Street in Brgy. San Pedro, when they spotted Alamis, who seemed uneasy, Sy added.

When Alamis was frisked, the police discovered an improvised shotgun or “sulpak,” with live ammunition for a 5.56 millimeter pistol, and 13 sticks of suspected marijuana sticks from the suspect’s belt bag, Sy said.

Alamis is now detained at the lockup cell of the Binalbagan police and charges for illegal gun and drugs possession will be filed against him.*APN

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Sales agent robbed in
broad daylight

Two men held up a sales agent in broad daylight Monday in Brgy. Montevista, Bacolod City, and took P2,000 in cash, a cellular phone, and 10 retail SIM cards with total load balance of P20,000.

Rubmark Sabio, 29, of Brgy. Banago, Bacolod, who is employed by the Purple Heat Distributors Inc., told the police he had just arrived at the CJ Store at about 2 p.m. when the suspects, who were tailing him, drew a .38 caliber revolver, approached him and declared a hold-up.

He said the suspects took his cash and cellular phone, and used his motorcycle, where he kept the SIM cards in its U-box, as getaway vehicle.

Sabio identified one of the suspects as Holker Jison through the police Rogues’ Gallery, while Jison’s companion was only identified as “Rocky” by witnesses, the police said.

Station 4 policemen have launched a manhunt operation against the suspects.*APN

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