Dumpit was one of those who responded to the alarm that Echevarria was armed with a knife and making trouble in sitio Villagonzalo II, barangay Tejero. Echevarria eventually climbed up the ceiling of a house and held policemen off.
Dumpit called for him to surrender peacefully then shot him in the left leg when he was ignored, a flimsy reason, according to Gayotin, who said they will try to determine if Dumpit acted within the rules of engagement.
Echevarria was arrested and brought to Cebu City Medical Center for treatment. - Delna Lou L. Abellano