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By RPCRD, Police Regional Office 8
January 19, 2012

CAMP RUPERTO KANGLEON, Palo, Leyte  –  PSSupt Elizar P Egloso, Chief, Regional Police Community Relations Division said that the police will not be deterred in pursuing lawless elements so to maintain peace and order in the region and assuring the public of a safe environment through intensified police visibility. At the same time according violators/criminals due process and of their rights.

At about 1:18AM on January 18, 2012, a certain Jeffrey Fallorina Torrefiel, of legal age, Security Guard of Commander Security Agency personally appeared at Ormoc Police Station and reported a shooting incident.

Torrefiel related that while he was on his post at Land Bank, Real Street, Ormoc City, he heard a noise at the back of his post which prompted him to check the vacant lot at the back of Serrafica building. He saw three (3) malefactors inside the vacant lot suspiciously dragging a half-naked unconscious male.

Upon receipt of the information, REACT Team led by PInsp Arvie A Trazo, Officer of the Day, along with his personnel together with the Police Station 1 operatives responded immediately to the crime scene. They discovered a half naked dead body and were able to identify him as Raymund Guillemer Durano, 19 years old, single, fast food helper and a resident of Barangay Mas in, Ormoc City. Its face clad with blood suspected to be a gunshot wound on the forehead lower part.

According to report that while the responding officers were cordoning and securing the place, there were people spotted at the third floor of the building looking out suspiciously from the window and upon verification, the three (3) male suspects went out of the building and voluntarily surrendered. They were identified as: Jimboy Laurea Juevesaño, 19 years old, single; Dante Guillermo Sebosido, 24 years old, both  Security Guards of L and G Security Agency detailed at Serrafica Building; and Orlando Guillemer Rubio, 19 years old, single, employee of Gaisano Riverside mall, all residents of Barangay Mas in, Ormoc City.

Suspects were immediately apprehended and apprised of their constitutional rights. One of the suspects Jimboy Guillemer Juevesaño admitted to have accidentally shot the victim claiming that the latter allegedly grabbed his caliber .38 revolver service firearm.

Initial investigation revealed that the victim was last seen having a drinking spree with the suspects at their post at about 11:45PM on January 17, 2012.

Suspects and the recovered firearm were immediately brought to Police Station 1 by the responding officers, while the SOCO Team led by PInsp Infant conducted the crime scene processing.