THE police are investigating if personal grudge or illegal drugs may have been involved in the killing of a man and his son in Sitio Bokyol, Barangay Poblacion 3, Carcar City, southern Cebu on Tuesday, July 18, 2023.
The victims were identified as Junie Barcenilla and his son Randel, both residents of Barangay Sacsac, Aloguinsan town, midwest Cebu.
They were returning home on a motorcycle after delivering their supply of eggplants to the Carcar City Public Market, when the two gunmen riding in tandem shot them repeatedly, according to Police Lieutenant Colonel Mark Gifter Sucalit, the head of the Carcar City Police Station.
They each bore eight gunshot wounds.
The authorities recovered several bullet casings of an unknown caliber from the crime scene.
The empty bullet shells will be subjected to a ballistic examination.
Junie was arrested last year for illegal drugs but was later released, thus the police are now looking into his involvement in illegal drug activity.
Sucalit revealed that because Junie was growing vegetables to sell in the Carcar market, they were unable to monitor him if he resumed using illegal drugs.
The CCTV cameras in the area are now being checked by the police to provide leads in the investigation.
Sucalit called on those who witnessed the crime to come to their office.(AYB, TPT)