CABANATUAN
CITY, Nueva Ecija – An octogenarian witness in a murder case 18 years ago was shot dead
right on Valentine’s Day by a long assassin in Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija, three days
before he was to take the witness stand against an accused in the case.
Senior Superintendent Crizaldo Nieves,
provincial police director, identified the victim as Alfredo Manawis, 82, of Purok
Sampaguita, Barangay Calabasa, Gabaldon.
The killing was perpetrated at around
12:30 pm Friday when Manawis, a widower, was watching television inside his
house.
Senior Inspector Rodolfo Racho,
Gabaldon police chief, said the suspect shot him point-blank in the head in an
unknown firearm then fled towards the south direction in nearby Dingalan,
Aurora aboard an unlicensed black Mio Yamaha motorcycle.
Racho said the gunman was described as
5’ 8” in height, medium built, wearing long sleeves, maong pants and a ball cap.
Manawis
was rushed to the Gabaldon Community Hospital but was pronounced dead on
arrival.
Racho
said the killing may have been triggered by the murder case involving a certain
Apolinario Lazaro who was shot dead on February 20,1996. Lazaro’s nephew
Orlando Lazaro Jr. was tagged for the killing which motive was reportedly due
to a land dispute.
Orlando
was later detained at the provincial jail in Barangay Caalibangbangan this city
in connection with the crime.
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Arnold B Barrogo, officer-on-case, said
Manawis is a witness in Apolinario’s killing. He said Manawis was to take the
witness stand on Monday to testify
against Orlando.
He
added that Orlando was also being linked to the September 20,2012 killing of
Apolinario’s brother Feliciano. – Manny Galvez
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