Zambo cops hunt man who shot hotel worker

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police were hunting down a man who shot and wounded a construction worker here.

Police said the 53-year old Romiliano Dela Rosa was working at the Astoria Regency Hotel in the village of Pasonanca when a neighbor Jose Ignacio Lacastesantos shouted at him and complained about the noise and falling debris.

Lacastesantos then went back inside his house and returned with a gun and shot a group of workers hitting Dela Rosa. The shooter then escaped.

Police said the incident occurred on Friday evening, October 21.

“Investigation disclosed that prior to the incident, the victim together with his companions were working inside the Astoria Regency and suddenly the suspect was shouting at them and complaining about the noise they create while working and the debris that were falling on his house,” said Maj. Shellamie Chang, the regional police spokeswoman.

“Suspect entered his house and as he came back, he was already carrying a firearm of undetermined caliber and without provocation fired his gun at the workers and hit the victim’s back,” she added.

Chang said the wounded victim reported the shooting to the police and was rushed to the hospital.

“The victim then proceeded to Zamboanga City Police Station 7 and reported the incident and subsequently brought to Zamboanga City Medical Center for medical attention while the suspect fled towards Upper Pasonanca direction after the incident. Personnel of Zamboanga City Police Station 7 are presently conducting a hot-pursuit operation for the arrest of the identified suspect,” she said. (Mindanao Examiner)