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LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — A quiet afternoon in Barangay Pajac, Lapu-Lapu Metropolis was shattered on July 1, 2025, when a useless man’s physique was present in Sitio Lupa 1.
The sufferer, later recognized as Deo Labrada y Estologa, 42 years outdated, separated, and a resident of Sitio Abuno, Barangay Pajac, was discovered below suspicious circumstances that prompted an ongoing police investigation.
Based on preliminary investigation, the Lapu-Lapu Police Workplace obtained a name from Barangay Pajac in regards to the discovery of a useless man’s physique with gunshot wounds. The LCPO then dispatched investigators and patrol personnel.
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Upon arrival, responding officers confirmed that the sufferer had been useless for a number of hours. Investigators additionally famous that the physique had been moved and dragged, suggesting that the crime could have occurred some place else earlier than the sufferer was left the place he was discovered.
Preliminary inquiry revealed {that a} girl, a potential witness, got here ahead and claimed that she noticed the sufferer, already lifeless, being dragged by two people, considered one of which was a neighbor.
Based on the witness (identify withheld for her safety), that initially she seen a gaggle of people allegedly concerned in a pot session on the residence of a neighbor whom she recognized solely as a sure “Pleasure-Pleasure.”
The witness added that at round 1:00 p.m., she heard two loud gunshots. Alarmed and fearful, she retreated to her residence and remained hidden.
Roughly an hour later, pushed by concern and curiosity, she stepped exterior. It was then that she witnessed Pleasure-Pleasure and one other particular person who goes by the nickname, “Gor-Gor,” dragging the useless man’s physique which was coated in blood, away from the scene.
Out of worry, the girl witness stated she instantly went to her sister’s home to hunt security.
Following the witness assertion, Lapu-Lapu police launched a sizzling pursuit operation to trace down the potential suspects and get well any weapon or proof associated to the crime.
As of this writing, no suspects have been formally recognized but, and the motive behind the killing stays unknown as investigators are nonetheless within the strategy of piecing collectively the complete circumstances surrounding the loss of life of Estologo.
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