Murder charges will be filed against a barangay kagawad tagged as the suspect in the killing of a businessman in Brgy. Taculing, Bacolod City, Sunday before the City Prosecutor's Office.

To be charged is Kagawad Nelson Viñas, 68, of Purok Singko Brgy. 41, Bacolod , Station 6 commander, Chief Insp. Noel Polines, said yesterday.

Viñas surrendered to Bacolod City Police Director Senior Supt. Ricardo de la Paz at about 8 p.m. Monday in Brgy. Felisa, a day after he shot and killed Ricardo Pugoy, “alias Nonoy”, of Brgy. 27.

Viñas did not grant any interview but claimed that he only fired at Pugoy because he had shot at the trisikad he and Tomas Libo-on of Brgy. Taculing, Bacolod, were riding at about 11 a.m. Sunday.

Polines said that had talked to Libo-on's wife, who informed him that her husband may also surrender soon.

He said they believe that an old grudge could be the motive for the shooting since Pugoy and Libo-on had a misunderstanding several months ago, but that was settled when they met at Police Station 6.

Two empty shells of a .45 caliber pistol, a deformed slug of the same caliber, Pugoy's .22 caliber magnum revolver with seven bullets in it, and an empty shell of the same caliber and the businessman's Honda XRM motorcycle were recovered from the crime scene.

Pugoy, was a brother-in-law of former Cavite Provincial Police Office Director, Senior Supt. Premitivo Tabujara, who is from Negros Occidental, and now assigned at the Police Regional Office-6.*APN

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