Dead on arrival at the Muntinlupa Medical Center was Christelo Barrera, married, of 183 T. Molina St., Purok 6, Barangay Alabang. He sustained a gunshot wound in the chin that resulted in his death. The still unidentified gunman escaped.
Investigation showed the incident occurred at about 10:30 p.m. in front of Barrera’s store in front of his house.
Before the incident, it was learned that Barrera and his brother Manny almost came to blows with the assailant following a dispute in a nearby billiard hall.
The dispute arose when Manny, who owned the billiard hall, accidentally hit the gunman with a cue stick while making a shot.
Unknown to the Barreras, the man went for his caliber .45 pistol and followed them to the store where he shot the victim. – Rainier Allan Ronda