3 men gunned down in Cebu, Mandaue
Three men were shot and killed in separate shooting incidents in Cebu and Mandaue City the other day.
In Mandaue City, two men were shot dead by three unidentified assailants at around 11 p.m.
The victims were identified as Ropil Norvaso, a resident Barangay Binaliw, Cebu City, and Ricky Andijar.
An initial investigation found that the victims were about to go outside the premises of the Cebu International Convention Center when the three unidentified suspects, wearing bonnets, arrived and shot the victims.
Norvaso was dead on the spot while Ricky Andijar attempted to escape from the hands of the assailants.
He ran towards A.S Fortuna extension in Barangay Guizo but the assailants were able to corner and shot him several times.
Both victims succumbed gunshot wounds to the different parts of their bodies.
Senior Police Officer 3 Reynato Canja of the Mandaue Police Station 1 said that they found a release order of Norvaso dated May 2015 for reckless imprudence resulting in homicide and damage to property.
He also said that Andijar also has a previous case.
“Nakita sa follow-up nga naa ni siya'y record dated April 26, 2017 for violation of Section 11 Article 2 of RA 9165,” he said.
“Dili man ta ka conclude sa motibo kay ongoing pa man ang investigation. Pero among gi-analyze basin personal grudge ni,” Canja said.
Meanwhile, a security guard was shot and killed while on duty at Sitio San Roque, Barangay Lahug, Cebu City the other night.
The victim was identified as Wilfredo Saraña, 47, from Mabinay, Negros Oriental.
Police Senior Inspector Dindo Alaras, Chief of Mabolo Police Station, said Saraña was on duty that time guarding a property.
“Ongoing pa ang among coordination with the owner of the property nga gibantayan niya regarding ani nga concern. Also, gicontact pa pud namo ang agency kung diin ni gikan si Saraña para ma-inform namo sila og ma-ask pud namo ilang side regarding ani nga incident,” Alaras said.
“Actually, there was only one suspect ang naverify pero we are still investigating kung basin naa bay lookout siya nga kuyog. Ang suspect nga nakit-an kay taason, nagsuot og white nga t-shirt,” he added.
Alaras also said that Saraña is not affiliated with any illegal activities such as illegal drugs.
The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Team led by Rhain Abelgaset responded to the shooting alarm but the victim already lost his vital signs when they arrived.
The victim sustained gunshots to both sides of his shoulder which caused his death.
The dead body of the victim was brought to the Saint Francis Funeral Homes for an autopsy.
Alaras added that this was the second shooting incident that involved security guards.
The previous one was the shooting at the Total Gasoline Station at the North Reclamation Area.