Personnel of the Mambaling Police Station in Cebu City rescued a 15-year-old boy implicated in the shooting to death of a woman in Barangay Duljo Fatima.
The 15-year-old suspect hid in upland Barangay Mantalongon, Dalaguete town, southern Cebu after he was identified as the gunman to the slay of a 44-year-old woman in Sitio Riverside, Barangay Duljo Fatima, Cebu City on February 2, 2025.
A 45-caliber pistol was confiscated from his possession.
The teenager has two other companions. The authorities, as of posting time, are on an ongoing trackdown on the other two suspects.
As of this writing, the Mambaling Police are investigating on the suspect's possible involvement in the illegal drugs trade as a motive.
The Women and Children’s Protection Desk is set to turn him over to the custody of the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
He will undergo assessment that would help determine his act of discernment in perpetrating the crime which will be the basis for the filing of a case against him, according to Police Lt. Col. Maria Theresa Macatangay, deputy chief director for operations of the Cebu City Police Office.