Cop faces murder raps for tricycle driver’s slay

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.
A member of Davao City Police (DCPO) is facing murder charges for allegedly killing a tricycle driver at a transport terminal in Mintal on Monday night.
The Tugbok Police Station charged Police Officer (PO)2 Jozel S. Jorolan, 33, a member of the DCPO’s City Public Safety Company, for murder for allegedly shooting to death Mario I. Magno, 49, a resident of Barangay Ula, Tugbok District.
Police submitted Jorolan for inquest procedure before the City Prosecution Office (CPO) yesterday afternoon.
The police report cited the testimony of Joseph S. Bajinting, a security guard of One Network Bank who was on duty at the time, who said Jorolan arrived at the area at around 7:45 p.m. on February 23 and parked his motorcycle in front of the terminal.
Bajinting said when Jorolan had walked about five meters, his motorcycle fell to the ground.
Magno then picked it up and returned it to its standing position.
Bajinting said Jorolan, for no apparent reason, shot Magno several times, killing him on the spot.
The police report said Jorolan tried unsuccessfully to evade arrest when police officers responded to the incident.
Seized from his possession was a 9 mm pistol which was identified by the Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) as his service firearm based on the serial number.
The SOCO also recovered from the crime scene one empty magazine and one loaded magazine with seven bullets, 23 empty shells, and a deformed slug.