By Felipe V. Celino
ROXAS CITY, Capiz – A 37-year-old barangay tanod or village police was shot dead Thursday afternoon at Barangay Sinabsaban Cuartero Capiz.
Police identified the victim as Relic Estorque who suffered multiple gunshot wounds in his body.
According to Police Major Alfred De Leon, chief of Cuartero Municipal Police Station, Estorque was alone in his house when the incident happened.
An unidentified suspect arrived at Estorque’s house around 5:30 pm and called out the victim.
When the victim was about to go out from the house, the suspect riddled him with bullets.
The victim’s father Wilfredo told the police that he heard gunfire while he was harvesting corn from their plantation a kilometer away.
He went home and saw his bloodied son lying near the door of the house.
The victim was taken to Senator Gerry Roxas Memorial District Hospital in Dao, Capiz but he was declared dead on arrival by the attending physician.
Police recovered from the crime scene 8 empty shells and a slug of .9mm caliber ammunition.
According to Ernie Dichosa, village chief of Sinabsaban, Estorque was jailed for a homicide case in Iloilo City two years ago.
He said the victim shot his older brother and brother-in-law that resulted to the disability of the former.
The kapitan said that he himself was threatened by the victim but he managed to forgive him.
The victim was separated from his wife, whom he had one child.
Meanwhile, the police are facing a blank wall as to the identity of the suspects. But they have person of interest in the killing of the victim but need other witnesses to validate the information.
De Leon appealed to the public to report to the police whoever witnessed the incident in order to substantiate their case against the suspect.
