MANILA, Philippines - A village watchman in Barangay Talipapa, Quezon City was found dead early yesterday morning.
The killing of victim Jay Noble, 35, could be related to past apprehensions he made as a village watchman, said Superintendent Marcelino Pedrozo Jr., commander of the Quezon City Police District-Station3.
“We have an ongoing manhunt operation against a certain Dave with whom the victim had an altercation prior to the killing,” Pedrozo said in an interview.
Reports reaching the QCPD-Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit stated that Noble was found at past 3 a.m. in Delnacia Village in Barangay Talipapa.
A resident found his lifeless body slumped bloodied beside his service motorcycle.
Police investigators found a slug from an undetermined caliber of gun at the crime scene.
The police also noted that the victim sustained a lone gunshot wound in the left side of his neck. – Reinir Padua