TACLOBAN CITY – A security guard was wounded in a shooting incident in an elementary school in Dagami, Leyte on Friday, October 6.
The victim was identified as Jully Sequito, 38, a security guard at Dagami South Central School, and a resident of Barangay San Antonio, District 5, Dagami.
Reports said that the victim was shot by Ronel Candalo, 32, a farmer and a resident of Barangay Buntay, Dagami while he was on duty.
The victim was wounded in the right arm while the suspect fled onboard a motorcycle.
Candalo was caught fleeing the area in a closed-circuit television camera and was arrested in a pursuit operation.
Investigation said that jealousy could be the suspect's motive in shooting Sequito.