The security guard who was accused of killing another guard because of jealousy surrendered yesterday to barangay Pasil officials in Cebu City.
Charlito Llanto Jr., in an interview, said he shot Roel Gigante in the chest because he suspected the man of having an affair with his common law wife Eunila Romero, a security guard in the same company.
Llanto said he was not able to control his emotions when he saw Romero and his wife talking prior to the shooting at 7 a.m. Thursday.
“I saw him (Gigante) touching my girlfriend’s face. That really irked me,” Llanto said in Cebuano.
Gigante and Romero both work for Mishem Security Agency and were detailed at CountryHome, a subdivision on R. Duterte Street in Banawa.
Romero just arrived at the guardhouse to relieve Gigante when her boyfriend guard arrived and shot him.
Llanto, on the other hand, is connected with Arco Security Agency and was detailed at a money remittance center near CountryHome.
SPO2 Ruth Violango, homicide investigator, said jealousy was the clear motive for the violence.
She said Romero is now their witness against her partner. The female security guard denied having an affair with the slain Gigante.
After Llanto Jr. surrendered, he was turned over to the Sawang Calero Police Station and then to the Guadalupe Police Station since the shooting happened in Banawa.