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QC police arrest suspected mastermind behind killing of racer Enzo Pastor
(Updated 10:24 a.m.) The Quezon City police's Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit has arrested the suspected mastermind behind the murder of race car driver Ferdinand "Enzo" Pastor, radio dzBB's Allan Gatus reported Wednesday.
He has been identified as Domingo de Guzman III, a businessman, a report from GMA News' Jay Sabale on GMA News TV's News to Go said.
Pastor was killed in Quezon City last June 12. He was transporting a race car to Pampanga from Batangas, and had stopped at a traffic light. He was then shot to death by two men on a motorcycle.
Casing from .45 caliber pistol rounds were recovered at the crime scene.
The alleged mastermind's arrest came a few days after the gunman was arrested in an anti-drug operation.
The motive behind the killing remains unknown, although previous reports had indicated the authorities are looking into a "love triangle" that may have led to the shooting.
Both the suspected mastermind and shooter are expected to be charged before the Department of Justice later on Wednesday.
Pastor was the first Filipino to participate in the NASCAR Whelen Euroseries Open Championship race circuit.
Enzo’s kin laud arrest
He has been identified as Domingo de Guzman III, a businessman, a report from GMA News' Jay Sabale on GMA News TV's News to Go said.
Pastor was killed in Quezon City last June 12. He was transporting a race car to Pampanga from Batangas, and had stopped at a traffic light. He was then shot to death by two men on a motorcycle.
Casing from .45 caliber pistol rounds were recovered at the crime scene.
The alleged mastermind's arrest came a few days after the gunman was arrested in an anti-drug operation.
The gunman was identified as PO2 Edgar Angel of the Pasay City Police.
Angel was arrested last Saturday at Barangay Libis in Quezon City, where the Quezon City Police District conducted a drug buy-bust operation, a report on Unang Hirit by dzBB's Allan Gatus said.
During the tactical interrogation, the policeman admitted that he shot and killed Pastor. He gave his account of the incident in a judicial affidavit, where he named who hired him.
According to the report, Angel was paid around P100,000 to carry out the murder.
The motive behind the killing remains unknown, although previous reports had indicated the authorities are looking into a "love triangle" that may have led to the shooting.
Both the suspected mastermind and shooter are expected to be charged before the Department of Justice later on Wednesday.
Pastor was the first Filipino to participate in the NASCAR Whelen Euroseries Open Championship race circuit.
Enzo’s kin laud arrest
Relatives of the slain champion race car driver lauded police for the arrest of the suspected mastermind and gunman in the June 12 murder.
Pastor's father Thomas went to the Quezon City Police District headquarters in Camp Karingal upon learning of the arrests, radio dzBB's Allan Gatus reported.
The elder Pastor praised police investigators for finally getting the suspects in the killing.
"Masaya kami na nag-cover ‘yung magagaling na investigator," the report quoted him as saying. — Joel Locsin and Rose-An Jessica Dioquino/DVM/KG, GMA News
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