By South China Morning Post | Created at 2024-10-20 05:39:57 | Updated at 2024-10-20 08:42:59
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Philippine police are hunting a Chinese suspect over a fatal shooting in metropolitan Manila that the country’s embassy has hinted may be linked to offshore gambling.
According to The Philippine Star, the shooting occurred on Thursday in a hotpot restaurant in Makati city. The victim – a 29-year-old Chinese man – was dining with “acquaintances in a private room of the restaurant” when he was shot.
The report said closed circuit television footage showed the perpetrator, who is believed to be a Chinese national, firing four shots at close range “striking the victim in the hand, arm and chest”. The victim was pronounced dead after arriving at a nearby hospital.
A police captain told local media there was a “misunderstanding between the two”.
“The suspect got annoyed with the victim, whom he first met on Telegram to discuss about corn and rice supplies … We are looking at the angle that this could be business-related or due to a love triangle.”
According to the report, the police found bullets and bullet casing at the crime scene, and a manhunt operation for the Chinese suspect was ongoing.
