BACOLOD CITY – A 24-year-old man was shot and killed by his relative over garbage dumped in a right-of-way in Purok Narra, Barangay Lopez Jaena, Murcia, Negros Occidental on Sunday, April 6.
Police Capt. Honey Labaro, deputy chief of the Murcia Municipal Police Station, said the victim Edgar was returning home with his family when the 47-year-old suspect Arman confronted him about trash dumped in the area.
A 24-year-old man was allegedly shot and killed by his relative due to an altercation over garbage in Barangay Lopez Jaena, Murcia, Negros Occidental on Sunday, April 6. (Photo courtesy of Murcia Municipal Police Station)
A fistfight ensued where Arman drew a gun and shot Edgar. Edgar was wounded and tried to flee but Arman continued to shoot the victim until he collapsed and died from multiple bullet wounds.
The suspect fled but he was apprehended by police near a school building. Recovered from him was a .45 caliber pistol.
During the chase, a commotion broke out between the two families where three people were injured, including the victim’s brother, who sustained head injuries and was hospitalized.
Police recovered a knife, a bolo, a magazine with ammunition, and spent shells from the crime scene.
A follow-up investigation is ongoing.
Meanwhile, a 52-year-old farmer was found dead hours after burning his sugarcane field in Sitio Salay, Barangay Tan-awan, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Sunday.
Police Capt. Sammy Gasataya, deputy chief of the Kabankalan City Police Station, said the victim Pepito left home early in the morning but failed to return by noon.
Pepito’s family looked for him and found his body in the field at around 1 p.m. with severe burns.
Gasataya said that the victim’s brother informed authorities about the incident Sunday night.
On April 4, a 68-year-old man died after he was trapped in fire in a sugarcane field in Barangay Man-uling, Cauayan, Negros Occidental.