14-7-2023 (MANILA) The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) has announced the arrest of another suspect involved in the shooting incident that targeted photojournalist Rene Joshua Abiad and his relatives. The suspect, known by the alias “Mata,” was apprehended on Thursday night at a bus terminal in Metro Manila. Mata reportedly served as the driver of the pink motorcycle that trailed the vehicle of the assailants during the ambush.
Last June 29, photojournalist Joshua Abiad of Remate Online was wounded after gunmen fired at his sport utility vehicle in Barangay Masambong, Quezon City. One of the suspects, identified as Eduardo Almario Legazpi II, was arrested on Tuesday and is reportedly a professional gun-for-hire.
According to Police Brigadier General Nicolas Torre III, QCPD chief, the shooting incident is deemed a “case solved” but cannot be considered a “case closed” yet as the manhunt operation continues. The authorities are still searching for the remaining suspects, including the alleged mastermind, known by the alias “Nanad,” who purportedly hired Legazpi’s team to carry out the ambush on Abiad.
Torre disclosed that the former barangay chairman in Pasay City, who is believed to be the mastermind, has a history of arrest related to illegal drugs. The attack left Abiad’s four-year-old nephew dead and several others wounded. The QCPD’s efforts to apprehend all the suspects are ongoing.
