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Cops Bag Suspect in Pasig Road Shooting
Police have arrested the suspect in the killing of two persons following a traffic altercation in Pasig City past 2 p.m. Tuesday, ABS-CBN News reported.
Senior Superintendent Francisco Uyami, city police chief, said lawyer Manuel Hernandez Jr. was arrested shortly after the incident at the entrance gate of Barangay San Antonio Village on Shaw Boulevard.
Uyami said the suspect was collared at his home. Police named Hernandez suspect in the fatal shooting of Egadrdo Canizares and Katherine Palmero. Witnesses told police that the incident took place around 2 p.m. when Canizares's Nissan Cefiro (XSA 205) nearly ran into Hernandez's Toyota car (UEP 547) that was about to leave the village near the corner of Shaw Boulevard.
Following the near-accident, Canizares alighted from his car and hurled invectives at Hernandez. The suspect initially ignored Canizares and drove on. Canizares, however, kicked the suspect's car and forced him to draw a pistol and open fire. Witnesses said after shooting Canizares four time, the suspect vented his ire on Palmero.
Authorities took the victims to The Medical City hospital. They died while undergoing treatment.
The assailant, meanwhile, escaped on board his car toward Pioneer Street.