CEBU CITY – The president of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation in Argao town, southern Cebu province was arrested after fatally shooting his love rival inside a restobar on Friday night.
ARGAO, Cebu Sangguniang Kabataan president Elmer Angelo Amarillo is taken into custody after allegedly killing his love rival on July 11. (Contributed photo)
The suspect was identified as Mark Alphonsus Villamora and as president of the SK Federation, sits as an ex-officio member of the municipal council.
The victim, Elmer Angelo Amarillo, died on the spot with multiple bullet wounds in the head and body.
Police Major Janus Giangan, chief of the Argao Police Station, said love triangle was the motive of the crime.
The two men were romantically linked to the same woman.
Giangan said the suspect got the victim’s girlfriend pregnant.
Though he was not the father of the child, Amarillo still opted to stay with the woman, irking the suspect.
Giangan said the two men crossed paths in a resto bar past 11 p.m.
The two got into a fight and at the height of the argument, the suspect drew a 9mm caliber pistol and shot the victim.
The Argao Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office took Amarillo to a hospital where he was declared dead.
The suspect was arrested by responding police officers.
At least nine spent shells for a 9mm caliber pistol were recovered in the crime scene.
Police said Villamora has a License to Own and Possess Firearms but he did not have a permit to carry a firearm outside his residence.
Police said a murder charge will be filed against the suspect detained at the Argao Police Station.