Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos presents the driver of the Mercedes Benz, tagged as the person who shot dead a 65-year old family driver over a road rage incident in Makati City, during a press conference at Camp Crame in Quezon City on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. Police arrested on Wednesday morning, May 29, the driver of a Mercedes Benz who was tagged as the one who gunned down a 65-year old man over a road rage incident in Makati City on Tuesday afternoon. Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos, Jr.
said suspect Gerard Raymund Yu was collared at around 7 a.m. on Wednesday in Pasig City where the black Mercedes Benz and two .
40 caliber pistols were also seized. “The seized firearms were brought to the PNP Forensics Group for ballistic examination while the suspect was subjected to a paraffin test. The suspect tested positive for gunpowder nitrate.
One of the seized firearms matched the recovered fired cartridge case from the suspect’s firearm during ballistic examination,” said Abalos. “The Philippine National Police leadership is now preparing to file a case of murder against the suspect and we are committed to bringing justice to the victim and his loved ones,” he added. PNP chief Gen.
Rommel Francisco Marbil said the two firearms are registered but the owner has no Permit to Carry Firearms Outside Residence (PTCFOR). Yu was tagged as the gunman in the killing of Aniceto Mateo whom he allegedly shot over a road rage incident near the .