THREE men were killed in separate incidents on All Saints' Day, Thursday, November 1, in San Francisco, Carcar City and Cebu City.

The fatalaties were identified as Romulo Nudalo Barrientos and Edelaido Gemoya Aldaya. The other victim was an unidentified man, who was stabbed dead at 7:30 p.m. inside the Fuente Osmeña Rotunda in Cebu City.

The motives behind the killings were personal grudges between the victims and perpetrators.

At 6:30 p.m., Barrientos was attacked in Barangay Hemensolan, San Francisco, Camotes.

Initial investigation showed that Barrientos was on his way to his house when the perpetrator stopped him and shot him several times.

Barrientos managed to run, but he fell to the ground after a few meters and died.

Police recovered seven empty shells of caliber .9mm pistol in the crime scene.

On P. Nellas St., Barangay Poblacion 3 Carcar City, Aldaya, 60, was shot dead at 5:30 p.m.

Aldaya's neighbor Emilio Satinitigan Solon Jr., 43, was also shot but he survived the incident.

The suspect, identified as Johnrich Alcuizar, fled after the incident.

Investigation showed the victims were having a dringking spree outside a store before the incident happened. Alcuizar appeared and shot the victims several times.

Aldaya succumbed to gunshot wounds in different parts of his body, while sustained gunshoot wound on his left shoulder. The victims were rushed to Carcar City District Hospital for treatment, but Aldaya was declared dead on arrival by the attending physician, Dr. Carlos Dalawampu. (KAL)