Ilog birthday gathering turns deadly after brothers’ dispute
By Glazyl M. Jopson
BACOLOD CITY – A 42-year-old man was allegedly shot dead by his younger brother after an argument with another sibling during their father’s birthday celebration in Sitio Mao, Barangay Balicotoc, Ilog, Negros Occidental, on Wednesday.
Police Capt. Marky Laganipa, chief of the Ilog Municipal Police Station, said the three brothers and their father were drinking when the altercation broke out.
The cause of the disagreement was not immediately clear.
Laganipa said Jude, the 42-year-old man, had a heated argument with his 49-year-old brother and allegedly hacked him in the lower right leg.
Their youngest brother, Nel, 35, tried to pacify them, but Jude allegedly attempted to attack him as well.
Nel then allegedly shot Jude in the abdomen.
Laganipa said police did not recover the firearm and were awaiting the decision of Jude’s wife on whether to file a case.
He said alcohol consumption might have triggered the altercation, as the brothers had no known grudges against one another.
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