Suspect in EDSA-Ayala Tunnel shooting arrested —Abalos

Police nabbed the suspect in the fatal shooting of a motorist on EDSA-Ayala Tunnel in Makati City, Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos said on Wednesday. 

“Naaresto na po ang bumaril dito sa isang road rage case sa  Makati,” Abalos said in a press conference. 

(The suspect in this road age case has been arrested.)

In a statement on Wednesday evening, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said that one of the pistols registered to the suspect was "was confirmed through Firearms crossmatching to be the one used in the shooting.”

The NCRPO also said that the suspect tested positive for paraffin test.

The black vehicle used during the crime was also found and confiscated in his house in Pasig City.

The incident occurred at around 2 p.m. on Tuesday. 

Witnesses said the suspect was riding in another car and shot the driver of the multipurpose vehicle through the car window on the driver’s side.

The victim, aged 40 to 50 years old, died on the spot.

After being shot, the victim lost control of the vehicle, which caused it to hit the curb and several motorcycles in front.

The victim’s passengers, a woman and a child, were assisted by a passing motorcycle rider.

“Nakita ko si ate hawak hawak niya si baby… Humihingi ng tulong, pinara ako. Sabi ni ate, galing daw silang BGC. ‘Di lang daw sila nagkabigayan sa kalsada, sa daan, ‘yun. Pailalim daw sila, tapos yung Mercedes Benz na kulay itim paakyat daw nung Ayala. ‘Yun, bigla nalang daw po may isang putok lang daw. Tapos ‘yun nakita daw niya ‘yung driver niya nag aagaw buhay na,” the rider said.

(I saw the woman holding a child… She was asking for help, she flagged me down. She said they came from BGC [Bonifacio Global City]. They just weren’t able to give way on the road. They were about to enter the tunnel, while a black Mercedes Benz was on its way up to Ayala. Suddenly, there was one shot, then she saw her driver dying.)

Due to the time it took for authorities to process the crime scene, traffic built up in the area and reached from Ayala to Santolan, a length of around 11 kilometers. —VAL, GMA Integrated News