Caloocan resident Nelson Belen, 58, suffered three gunshot wounds in the chest after he was shot repeatedly by Ardy Cristobal, 43, an electrical engineer in a road altercation that went from bad to horrible in the early hours of Mon, Feb 15.
The two men reportedly got into a heated argument over Cristobal’s motorcycle’s bright LED headlight.
“Senior Supt. Bartolome Bustamante, Caloocan City police chief, said Belen — who was reportedly coming from a restaurant he owned, called the Kubo Grill — was traveling along Senate Avenue inside Senate Village when he got irritated by the glaring headlight of Cristobal’s motorcycle,” reports Jodee A. Agoncillo in Philippine Daily Inquirer.
The report noted: “Probers learned that a heated altercation took place between Belen and Cristobal. After several minutes, Belen reversed his car and retreated to his home in Barangay 173 while Cristobal went home at Carissa Homes subdivision in Barangay 171. For some reason, the two went back to the same spot where they had an altercation.”
When Belen saw Cristobal who was on board a Honda CRV this time, Belen drew his .45-firearm and went out of his car. He fired at Cristobal, whose feet got hit.
Unknown to Belen, Cristobal was a professional shooter. In retaliation, he took out out his licensed Thunder 45 ultra Compact Pro firearm and shot Belen three times in the chest, killing him on the spot.
Cristobal left the crime scene and then headed to the Police Community Precinct Station 6 and surrendered, turning over his loaded firearm and magazine to the police.
Cristobal has undegone treatment for his injured feet. He could be charged either with murder or homicide and would definitely be made to answer for violating the existing election gun ban. He will be detained at the Caloocan City Police North Extension office after the inquest proceedings.
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