Jobless man shoots self

A jobless man allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself at his residence in Bacolod City yesterday, Inspector Renato Ofamen, station commander of precinct 5, said.

Ofamen identified the fatality as Renan Esparagoza, 40, resident of Hacienda Liza in Brgy. Granada, Bacolod.

Investigation conducted by Police Officer 2 Jonathan Guillena showed that Esparagoza’s body was discovered by his nephew Leo Pendon at around 8 a.m. yesterday.

Investigation showed that Pendon, 36, said he rushed to the residence of his uncle, which is about 20 meters away from his house, when he heard a gun shot.

Ofamen said that, according to Esparagoza’s relatives, he was suffering from a lingering ailment that might have caused his depression.

The homemade shot gun (sumpak), believe to have been used by Esparagoza was recovered beside his body, Ofamen also said.

Ofamen noted that, aside from the firearm, the policemen also recovered an empty shell and a live ammunition of 12-guage shot gun from the crime scene. But there were no suicide notes recovered, he added.

Though the incident appears to be suicide, Ofamen said that they are not yet setting aside the possibility of foul play.

The victim’s body will undergo an autopsy and paraffin today to ensure that there was no foul play, Ofamen said.*APN

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FOR HACKING
3 teenagers apprehended

Three teenagers, who allegedly ganged up and hacked a man in Brgy. Bata, Bacolod Wednesday night, are now detained at the lock-up cell of Police Station 3.

Station 3 Deputy commander, Senior Police Officer 4 Fermin Pula, said Jeremias Edca and Romnic Enema, both 18, and residents of Purok Sawmil and Purok Pine Tree in Brgy. Bata were arrested by the team led by SPO3 Romulo Bravo at around 11:25 p.m. in Purok Tunay in the barangay.

Their companion, Ian Solilap, 18, of Purok Tunay also of Brgy. Bata, was nabbed in a follow-up operation at around 9:45 a.m. yesterday in their purok, Pula told the DAILY STAR.         

Investigation showed that earlier, on Wednesday evening, Edca, Enema and Solilap with Johnrey Puson, 18, and a 17-year-old minor, all residents of Purok Tunay, mauled and hacked Ronel Caliso, 20, of Purok Pine Tree, Brgy. Bata.

Caliso claimed that he was having a fistfight with Edca at the Circumferential Road in Purok Tunay, when the four teenagers arrived.

He said that while they were fighting, the four joined in and helped in mauling him. They then hacked him with an undetermined bladed weapon and hit his body, he added.

The suspects fled later while Caliso was rushed to the Pablo O. Torre Memorial Hospital.

The police are now preparing charges against the apprehended teenagers.*APN

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Brgy. 27 resident
facing drug raps

A resident of Brgy. 27 in Bacolod has been charged for violation of Section 11 of Republic Act 9165 (illegal drugs possession) by the operatives of Police Station 1 before the city prosecutors’ office, Police Officer 3 Celito Dullan, said.

Facing the charges is Jay-R Javier, 18, who was nabbed with two others in a stake-out operation conducted by PO2 Joshua Barile at around 3:40 p.m. at Mabini and Rizal streets in Bacolod City Monday.

Nico Rodriguez, of Brgy. Mansilingan and Eugene Bello, both 18, and residents of Brgys. Mansilingan and Mandalagan, all in Bacolod City, who were arrested with Javier will be used as witnesses, as advised by the city prosecutor’s office, Dullan said.

Barile said Monday that Police Station 1 had been receiving information that illegal drug peddling is rampant in the area where Javier was collared.

Two sealed plastic sachets containing suspected dried marijuana leaves with an estimated market value of P300 and another plastic sachet containing at least 20 pieces of rolled paper were recovered from Javier.

Javier is still detained at the lock-up cell of Police Station 1 in Bacolod City.*APN

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