‘Hired guns’ nabbed for killing man in Cavite for P20K

Two alleged members of a gun-for-hire group were arrested for killing a man in Alfonso, Cavite for P20,000.

According to Emil Sumangil’s report on “24 Oras,” the suspects gunned down victim Manuel Mojica Barrera, 57, at around 3 p.m. on July 10 inside his residence. He died of four gunshot wounds on his head and body.

The suspects, Eric Tanega and Edwin Montaño, tried to escape aboard a motorcycle but they were traced by authorities in the municipality of Naic.

Police said the seized a .357 magnum revolver and a Glock pistol from the suspects matched the shells collected from the crime scene.

“May ibibigay sa kanilang envelope, napapaloob dun yung description ng tao, ‘yung address, at yung pera. Pag-aaralan nila kung ilang araw na meron silang spotter na magke-casing ng lugar. Iba yung driver ng motor, iba yung gunman. Binayaran po sila ng halagang P20,000,” Police Major Rommel Dimaala, Alfonso, Cavite Police chief, said.

(They will be given an envelope containing the description of their victim, the address and the money. They will study it for a few days, they will have a spotter who will case the area. They will have a motorcycle driver and a gunman. They will be paid P20,000.)

The victim’s wife positively identified the one of the suspects.  She said her husband tried to hide in their kitchen where he was shot 

According to the local police, a land dispute was the possible cause of the incident.

Authorities have filed charges against the suspects and are still on the looklut for the alleged mastermind of the crime identified to be one of Barrera’s relatives. 

The arrested suspects denied the accusations against them.

“Di po totoo yung binibintang sa akin dahil wala po akong alam dyan,” Tanega told GMA News.

(Their accusations are false. I don’t know anything about that.)

“Bigla na lang po akong dinampot na wala ako kaalam-alam,” Montaño said.

(They suddenly arrested me. I have nothing to do with it.)—Sundy Locus/LDF, GMA News