BACOLOD City – A tricycle driver was shot to death in Barangay Inayawan, Cauayan, Negros Occidental.
The 47-year-old Pedro Valiente of Barangay Caliling, Cauayan died of gunshot wounds on the body, a police report showed.
Police tagged the 39-year old village watchman Dionex Dela Peňa as suspect.
According to police investigators, Dela
Peňa – on his official duty – asked Valiente to properly park his tricycle
while waiting for passengers. A fight ensued between them after the latter
raised his voice and opened his clutch bag containing a firearm inside around
12:15 p.m. on March 20.
The former snatched the victim’s firearm and shot him three times, it added.
Valiente’s body was brought to a local mortuary for a “post-mortem”
examination.
Dela Peňa, meanwhile, surrendered and was detained in the lockup cell of the
Cauayan municipal police station, facing charges./PN
