By Minka Klaudia Tiangco
The pares mami vendor who was shot during a robbery at the Baseco Compound last week has died, Manila's top cop confirmed.
Brig. Gen. Bernabe Balba, chief of the Manila Police District, said during a press conference on Wednesday that Samson Bautista, 41, died while receiving medical treatment at the Philippine General Hospital.
He left behind his wife and three children.
Bautista was left in critical condition after he was shot in the neck by Alexander Ogdamina, 36, who tried to steal his bag.
The gunman was nabbed by the police only hours after he committed the crime.
After he was arrested, asked for "patience" from the victim's family, but stressed that he would not have shot Bautista if he just gave up his bag.
"Baka akala kasi nila sa mga tulad namin, akala nila nagbibiro kami. 'Di kami nagbibiro. Pag sinabi namin, ginagawa namin 'yon (Maybe they think that people like us are just joking. We're not. When we say it, we do it)," he said.
"Hindi naman kailangan manguha ng buhay (We don't have to claim lives)," he added. "Nakita niyo naman sa CCTV, kung binigay naman sakin 'yon, hindi ko papaputukan (If he only gave me his bag, I wouldn't have shot him)."