A JEEPNEY dispatcher was killed, while a call center agent was injured during a shooting incident on Colon Street in Cebu City Saturday night, July 22, 2023.
James Paul Ramos Anos, a 43-year-old resident of Barangay Napo, Carcar City in southern Cebu, died from gunshot wounds, while 22-year-old Raymart Batan Rogero, a resident of Barangay Pahina Central, Cebu City, was hit by a stray bullet.
Based on the initial investigation of the Carbon Police Station, Anos was calling out for passengers when two men approached him asking for money. When he turned them down, an argument ensued.
One of the men went behind Anos and shot him twice before fleeing the scene. Rogero, who was standing near the victim, was hit in the arm.
Members of the Mobile Patrol Unit rushed Anos and Rogero to the Cebu City Medical Center.
Police have identified one of the suspects as Arnel Gomez, alias Ar-Ar, a resident of Sitio Taytayan, Barangay Pahina Central.
Police launched a manhunt to arrest Gomez and his companion. (AYB, PJB)