Carcar killing: Man shot dead for sternly warning a new face in the area not to act tough

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 37-year-old Carcar City resident was killed for confronting a new face visiting the sitio where he lived and telling the latter sternly not to act tough because he was new in the area.

Police Staff Sergeant Robert Gemoya, investigator of the Carcar City Police Station, said that Rolly Barrido died after he was shot twice in the body by the gunman, whom he confronted in the area, in Sitio Tangasan, Barangay Valladolid, at past 8 p.m. of September 3.

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Gunman in Carcar killing still at-large

Gemoya said that they had identified the alleged gunman, but he begged off from naming the assailant because an ongoing hot pursuit operation was being conducted to arrest him.

The assailant as of this posting has remained at large.

Gemoya said that initial investigation showed that Barrido of Sitio Lamacan of the barangay had earlier confronted another man, whom he saw as a new face visiting the sitio.

He told the man not to act tough because he was new in the area.

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How Carcar killing happened

“Gipsywar niya ang suspect. Giingnan niya nga di ra ba ka taga diri ayaw pagisog-isog,” said Gemoya on the victim confronting his assailant.

(He employed psywar on the suspect. He told him that you are not from here, don’t act tough here.)

The police officer said the suspect, who was slighted by what the victim did, told him he would be back.

“Niingon ang suspect, paabota ko diha, balikon ta ka,” Gemoya said.

(The suspect replied, wait for me there, I will be back for you.)

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Shot twice

The confrontation happened at around 8:40 p.m. and the suspect left the area and returned 10 minutes later on a motorcycle.

Gemoya said that the victim was standing at the side of the road when the assailant arrived and stopped the motorcycle he was driving near the victim.

The assailant got off the motorcycle and confronted the victim, where they started arguing and at the height of the argument, the assailant pulled out a gun and shot the victim twice.

The assailant then fled the area on his motorcycle.

.45 caliber pistol

Barrido was rushed to the Cebu Provincial Hospital-Carcar City for treatment but he was declared dead on arrival by the attending physician.

Gemoya said that they believed that the gun used in the killing was a .45 caliber pistol because they recovered a .45 caliber cartridge at the crime scene.

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