Top ‘drug personality’ in Toboso killed in second gun attack

By Glazyl Y. Masculino

BACOLOD City – An alleged drug personality was gunned down by two unidentified motorcycle-riding assailants in Barangay Old Sagay, Sagay City, Negros Occidental yesterday, almost a month after he survived the first gun attack last month in Toboso town.

Chief Master Sergeant Elmer Baloco, chief investigator of Sagay City Police Station, identified the victim as Erwin Yu, 31, of the said village, the sixth top drug personality in the town based on the drug listing of Toboso Municipal Police Station.

Baloco said Yu was staying in Toboso town in the previous months and recently transferred to Sagay City after he got injured in a shooting incident in the said town on November 26.

Baloco said Yu was riding a pedicab with his mother on their way to the barangay hall where he was summoned by the barangay officials for allegedly being arrogant after he was reprimanded for not wearing a face mask amid the pandemic.

The perpetrators were allegedly trailing the victim.

The perpetrators overtook their pedicab and one of them shot Yu at close range, while his mother and the pedicab driver were unharmed, Baloco said.

Yu succumbed to multiple gunshot wounds at a hospital.

Police recovered from the scene seven empty shells of .45 caliber ammunition. Baloco said the victim had threats prior to the killing.

Police are eyeing drug-related behind this death, although they are exploring other angles.