Man held for shooting live-in partner’s new lover

By Jennifer P. Rendon

Jealousy allegedly drove a 32-year-old man to shoot his live-in partner’s new lover at a bustling Jaro Plaza in Barangay Benedicto, Jaro, Iloilo City, on the early evening of Oct. 5.

Alias Kim, a resident of Barangay Calumpang, Molo, Iloilo City, allegedly approached alias Earl and shot at him at close range.

Luckily, 29-year-old Earl of Barangay Lag-an, Cabatuan, Iloilo, was not hit after the slug jammed in the barrel of the suspect’s .38-caliber revolver.

Maj. Eduardo Siacon Jr., chief of Iloilo City Police Station 9, said the victim suffered gunpowder tattooing on his ear and complained of ear pain.

Kim was immediately arrested by police on mobile patrol stationed near Jaro Plaza and the Iloilo Metropolitan Cathedral.

He was found with a .38-caliber revolver loaded with two rounds and a fired cartridge.

Siacon said the suspect claimed he got mad after learning that his live-in partner, with whom he has two kids, has another man.

The woman told police investigators that she had already ended her relationship with the suspect.

They allegedly had a fight last week and went their separate ways.

Meanwhile, Earl said he would pursue filing a case for attempted murder against the suspect.

Police will also file a case for violation of Republic Act 10591, the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act, against Kim.