BACOLOD City – The suspect in shooting a man to death in Hacienda Fepalid, Barangay Luna, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental has surrendered.
The 45-year-old resident Alexis Goniabo allegedly had a hand in killing his 42-year-old neighbor Elmer Deocampo around 9 p.m. on Sunday.
Deocampo sustained gunshot wounds on the chest and was rushed to the Cadiz District Hospital where attending physician Dr. Ruel Trecho pronounced him “dead on arrival.”
Goniabo surrendered to village chief Jessie Olvido after the shooting. Olvido then then turned him over to the Cadiz City police led by Chief Inspector Rocky Desear.
Police investigation showed that misunderstanding ensued between Goniabo and Deocampo while they were having a drinking binge that Sunday night, resulting to the shooting.
Goniabo fired at Deocampo using a .45-caliber gun, according to the police.
Goniabo was detained at the Cadiz City police station lockup facility./PN
