Masked men kill 2 drug suspects inside house in Caloocan

Two suspected drug pushers were shot in the head by masked men late Sunday inside a house in Barangay Bagong Silang, Caloocan City.

Chief Inspector Ronald Cayago, commander of the Bagong Silang Police Community Precinct, identified the victims as Fernando Danilo Aquino and Edwin Malait.

Cayago said that based on investigations, Malait was just visiting Aquino in his house when masked men barged in and repeatedly shot the victims. The incident happened at around 11:30 p.m.

Aquino's neighbors said that after the shooting, the assailants casually walked out and escaped on a motorcycle.

Cayago said the killing could be drug-related. He said both victims are included in the police's watchlist.

Police recovered four sachets of shabu from Aquino's house.

Malait's sister, Cristina, told GMA News that her brother had stopped using drugs.

She said Malait did not heed the police's call to surrender, through Project Tokhang, because he does not regularly use drugs.

"Matagal na po 'yun huminto kasi nga inaano namin sa kanya na tama na may edad ka na saka wala na yung mga magulang namin," Cristina said.

"Ang kaya lang nila yung talagang maliliit lang. Bakit hindi nila anuhin yung malalaki. May pinapatay po bang malalaki? Wala naman po 'di ba? Sana lang patulugin sila ng konsensya nila. Sana dapuan sila ng konsensya. Bahala na ang Diyos," she added. —report from Victoria Tulad/ALG, GMA News