Monday, June 16, 2008
Man killed in bar
BECAUSE he couldn’t have his way, a man shot and killed his cousin in a Mandaue City videoke bar after the latter kept him from singing Frank Sinatra’s “My Way.”
Not knowing his end was near, Elmer Tantan, 38, reportedly refused to hand over the microphone to his cousin, Niño Monroid, SPO1 Reynaldo Inot of the Mandaue City Police Office told Sun.Star Superbalita.
Monroid then allegedly pulled out a .45 and shot Tantan inside the videoke bar in Barangay Omapad past 3 a.m. yesterday.
“Ganahan naman kaayo mokantag ‘My Way’ unya wa gihatag ang mike (microphone), mao tong gipusil (He was raring to sing ‘My Way’ but his cousin wouldn’t hand over the microphone, so he shot him),” SPO1 Inot said.
The slug tore through Tantan’s heart. By the time he was brought to the Mandaue City District Hospital, there was nothing doctors could do but declare him dead on arrival.
His cousin was nowhere in sight when the police reached the bar.
Quoting witnesses, SPO1 Inot said that both cousins had drunk liquor by the time the argument began. As of press time, the police force was still searching for the
victim’s cousin and alleged gunman.
Ah, regrets. He’ll have a few. From DRT of Superbalita
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