Family of 3 shot dead in Nueva Ecija
MANILA, Philippines — Three members of a family were killed in an attack by four gunmen in San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija on Wednesday afternoon.
Businessman Don Rey Geronimo, 55; his wife Aurora, 52, and their 10-year-old son were tending their shop in Barangay Mallorca when four men in white shirts and black jackets barged in and shot them.
Probers recovered 10 bullet shells for a .45-caliber pistol at the crime scene.
The gunmen took the victims’ bag and phone before fleeing on two motorcycles toward the nearby Barangay Bonifacio, according to a report received by Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo, Central Luzon police director.
Fajardo said one of the gunmen, identified as Joey Marcelo, was arrested in Barangay San Jose in Peñaranda town at past 6 p.m. of the same day.
Marcelo’s brother, whose name was not immediately available, was collared in San Leonardo at around 10:50 p.m.
A manhunt was launched for the two remaining gunmen, Fajardo said.
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