Farmer shot for stealing bananas in Quezon

TIAONG, Quezon – A 43-year-old farmer was shot for allegedly stealing a bunch of bananas in Sitio Kanluran, Barangay Bukal here on Saturday, Sept. 17.

Police identified the victim as Nilo Alvarez of Barangay Bukal.

Corporal Arvin Comia, officer-on-case, said the suspect, Manuel Mailig, also a resident of Barangay Bukal, allegedly caught the victim carting away bananas from the land owned by Allan Rodriguez at 8:30 p.m.

Mailig, who had a personal grudge against Alvarez, drew a gun and fired at the victim who sustained multiple bullet wounds.

The suspect fled with the weapon and Alvarez was taken to the Candelaria District Hospital in Quezon here but was transferred to the Quezon Medical Center in Lucena City due to his condition and is set for surgery.

Police here learned of the incident after hospital staff informed them that they admitted a patient with bullet wounds.

Lawmen are conducting pursuit operations against the suspect and preparing necessary documents for a frustrated murder case.