Malabon slay suspect surrenders

A 29-year-old businessman, who allegedly shot dead the twin brother of a former Malabon chief of police, surrendered Monday, police officials said.

Suspect Roberto Legazpi of Adante Street, Barangay Tañong, is now detained at the Malabon police detention cell, and will be facing charges of homicide.

Legazpi’s surrender marks the end of a week-long manhunt operation against him, after he shot and killed his own uncle, Melencio Buenaventura, 52, on Dec. 4 in San Agustin, Malabon.

The victim was the brother of former Malabon police chief Superintendent Dante Buenaventura.

Reports showed that the incident took place at about 12:30 am while the victim was sleeping on the second floor of his house along Sacristia Street, San Agustin.

Buenaventura was awakened by a commotion downstairs and as he went down to check, he saw the suspect waving a 9 mm pistol at him.

Legazpi did not give the victim a chance to react as he shot him. Buenaventura died at the Chinese General Hospital.

Investigation showed that Legazpi allegedly shot his uncle over a family dispute. The victim’s estranged wife Ofelia told authorities that Buenaventura had an altercation with her sister Anita, the suspect’s mother.

Anita reportedly blamed the victim’s son Joey for intentionally burning their house that triggered a fire in a squatter’s colony in Barangay Tañong. The fire killed two people, and injured at least four others and razed at least 100 shanties and left hundreds of families homeless. – Matthew Estabillo