A 64-year-old man was arrested by members of the QC Police District (QCPD) Project 6 Station (PS 15) for frustrated homicide after he shot a taxi driver along Mindanao Avenue, Barangay, Bagong Pag-asa, Quezon City on Wednesday, June 21. | ManilaBulletin
Lt. Col. Richard Mepania, PS 15 commander, identified the suspect as Dionisio Trube Jr., of Bongabon, Nueva Ecija.
Police said that at around 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, the suspect flagged down a taxi driven by the victim, Daniel Tranquiña. The victim refused to take Trube as his passenger which led to a heated argument.The witness, Benjie Buas, an Angkas driver, brought the victim to the hospital for treatment.Seized from Trube were a Taurus cal .357 loaded with four live ammunition; one fired cartridge case; and a deformed fired bullet.
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