Cop gatecrashes ex-girlfriend’s wedding, kills bride’s brother, wounds groom

CITY OF SAN JOSE DEL MONTE, BULACAN—A policeman gatecrashed the wedding reception of his former girlfriend here and opened fire at the venue, killing one and wounding another.

Col. Orlando Castil, the town’s police chief, identified the suspect as Patrolman Jessie Gubat, 27, from the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Cabanatuan City.

Castil said Gubat aimed for his former girlfriend, Joyce Anne Reynada, who just got married to Reggie Tulosa.

Investigators said Tulosa was wounded after taking the bullet for his new wife.

Gubat also shot and killed the bride’s brother, Margarettee Cleavan Linao, who gave the suspect a brief chase and engaged him in a gunfight.

The suspect suffered gunshot wounds and was brought to a hospital. Police said he is facing murder and attempted homicide cases. Carmela Reyes-Estrope/TSB