Cops still probing balikbayan shooting

POLICE are still investigating the shooting death of a balikbayan who was gunned down  hours before Sunday’s Sinulog Grand Parade.

Officers of the Theft and Robbery Section said they were inviting some people who may given them a lead to the killers of Juan Carlos Villordon, 27, of barangay Lipata, Minglanilla town.

Lipata was shot dead early Sunday morning when he came to the aid of his girlfriend, who was being robbed by armed motorcycle-riding men outside a  restobar in barangay Banilad, Cebu City..

The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Central Visayas will also help in the investigation.

CIDG-7 chief, Senior Supt. Jose Pante yesterday asked for  autopsy results of  Villordon to determine what gun was used in the killing.

Despite the shooting incident, Cebu City Police Chief  Melvin Ramon Buenafe said that the Sinulog Grand Parade was generally peaceful.

Buenafe said police were   monitoring areas along Juana Osmena Street and General Maxilom Avenue, where crowds of merrymakers frequented bars, restaurants  and nightspots in the area.

He said he had to filed more policemen there when unruly persons started a melee but added that the police  were able to control the situation.

Buenafe said members of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT),  Civil Disturbance Management, and reserved personnel were standing by for  quick response to alarms. .

Buenafe said he estimated the crowd during Sunday’s parade to  reach 3.8  million./Correspondent Chito O. Aragon