ILOILO City – Two brothers were suspects in shooting a resident of Barangay Cubay, Jaro district. Police were hunting them.
Donel and Ferdinand Jeruta of the same village fled after attacking the 47-year-old Marcelino Sensoro, police said, citing witnesses.
Sensoro was taken to the West Visayas State University Medical Center in Jaro for the treatment of his gunshot wounds on the neck and body.
Sensoro was playing pool with two friends at around 7:30 p.m. Monday when the brothers, who were standing nearby, accused the group of hurling a stone at them, a police report stated.
Donel, 30, trained a gun at the pool players. He and Sensoro then grappled for the firearm, witnesses told the police.
When he saw Sensoro got his brother’s gun, the 28-year-old Ferdinand – who was also armed – fired at the latter, police investigation showed./PN
