ILOILO – A seafarer is being hunted by the Santa Barbara police station. He shot to death a neighbor yesterday in the town’s Barangay Bolong Oeste.
An old grudge may have prompted suspect Rey Gabata to shoot multiple times 45-year-old Felix Soquiño, according to Police Major Raymund Celoso, chief of the Santa Barbara police station.
Around 8:50 a.m., the two were seen arguing on the street.
The victim reportedly told the suspect to pull his gun out. The suspect ran inside his house and came back with a .30-caliber firearm.
Another neighbor, Leonisa Surriga was hit on a leg.
The suspect fled using his car.
“Madugay na ina sila may away. Ang victim naga-quarry, kag naga reklamo ang suspect nga naga litik iya pader tungod sa truck nga naga labay sa tubang–balay nya,” Celoso said./PN
