A college student was shot dead several times on early Monday in front of his house after coming home from his side hustle as a delivery rider.
According to Emil Sumangil’s exclusive report in “24 Oras” on Wednesday, two men suddenly came to Allan Vincent Eugenio, 22, who was parking his motorcycle at their residence in Barangay Sumilang, Pasig City.
One of the suspects brought out his gun and shot Eugenio. The two suspects left the victim and took away his motorcycle.
The victim’s mother went out and found his son lying on the ground.
“May narinig akong putok, apat na putok. Tapos yung anak kong pangalawa gumising, bababa, sabi ko wag ka bababa, kasi baril yun. Maya-maya pa, may narinig ako, ‘Mommy, daddy.’ Sabi ko, ‘Anak ko yun ha’. Kaya lumabas kami. Nung lumabas kami ng bahay nakita ko yung anak ko nakahandusay na,” the mother said.
(I heard four gunshots. Then my second child woke up and I told him not to go downstairs because those were gunshots. I suddenly heard, “Mommy, daddy.” I realized that it was my son. So we went out and found him lying on the ground.)
Eugenio was still rushed to the hospital, but he died eventually due to the 10 gunshot wounds he sustained.
The parish church where he served as a sacristan mourned his death.
The police said the suspects were really after the victim’s motorcycle.
“Bakit ganun yung ginawa niyo sa anak ko? Kung intensyon niyong agawin yung motor niya, sana kinuha niyo na lang, bakit pinatay niyo pa?” the mother lamented.
(Why did you do that to my son? If you just want his motorcycle, then why do you have to kill him?)
The Pasig City Police arrested the two suspects who are 19 and 20 in less than 24 hours.
Pasig City Police chief PCol. Hendrix Mangaldan said the suspects have been charged in the past for carnapping and attempted homicide.
“Modus operandi nila na mag-carnap ng motorcycle and then ‘pag medyo may resistance ‘yung biktima, binabaril,” said Mangaldan.
(That’s their modus operandi, to steal motorcycles, and if there’s resistance from the victims, they kill them.)
The suspects were charged with violation of the carnapping law, illegal possession of firearms, and murder. —Vince Ferreras/NB, GMA Integrated News
