This is one of the bullet holes found at the cement wall of the sleeping quarters of security guards of a private lot in Barangay Saavedra, Moalboal town in southern Cebu after they were strafed by two armed brothers on Monday, August 5. | Contributed photo via Paul Lauro
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police are pursuing two brothers, who are suspects in the August 5 strafing incident in Barangay Saavedra, Moalboal town in southwestern Cebu.
The brothers were identified as the assailants in the shooting attack where they fired at 12 private security guards gathered in front of their sleeping quarters in a private lot in the area.
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According to Moalboal Police Station in a report, that the brothers arrived in a motorcycle at past 1 p.m., got off their motorcycle, pulled out guns and started shooting the security guards.
The security guards, however, noticed them and managed to take cover when the suspects started firing.
With the security guards already taking cover, the assailants continued firing and this time at the guards’ sleeping quarters. After a while the shooting stopped and the suspects got on their motorcycle and fled the area.
No one was wounded in the attack except for one guard, who was hit by a flying splinter from the wall which was hit by a bullet. The guard suffered a small cut in the waist.
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According to police that the strafing attack was later reported to them, and they rushed to the area but the attackers had already fled.
They also started gathering evidence at the crime scene, identified the shooters and started a manhunt operation against them.
As of past 4 p.m. today, August 6, Moalboal police said that they continued to look for the 2 brothers to arrest them.
As for the motive of the attack, authorities were still trying to find out why the brothers strafed the security guards and their sleeping quarters.
Moalboal is a first class municipality of the province of Cebu which is estimated to be around 105 kilometers southwest of Cebu City.