By Tara Yap
A drunk barangay kagawad shot and killed his cousin, a 61st Infantry Battalion (61IB) soldier, earlier this week in Barangay Garangan, Calinog, Iloilo.
Authorities identified the victim as 47-year-old Sergeant Rustom Caballero.
According to Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6), Barangay Kagawad Geraldo Caballero, 47, was causing a raucous at the local basketball court, challenging individuals to a fight.
He reportedly fired his pistol twice in anger, and when Sgt. Caballero approached him to resolve the situation, he was shot by the barangay official.
The victim would eventually be taken to a nearby hospital where he died./WDJ