Police on Sunday arrested the suspect behind the killing of 16-year-old Kevin Reantaso, GMA News' Cesar Apolinario reported on 24 Oras on Monday.
Eric Dalmacio was arrested in Tandang Sora, Quezon City, by patrolling policemen. He was positively identified by a witness as the one who repeatedly shot Kevin in Barangay Bahay Toro last Wednesday night.
Police said Kevin was killed in a cellphone robbery perpetrated by Dalmacio and a companion on board a motorcycle.
Superintendent Guillermo Eleazar, chief of Quezon City Police District (QCPD), said they are still looking for Dalmacio's companion.
"'Yung isang kasama, kasi riding-in-tandem criminals 'yan, 'di pa natin nahuhuli. Pero napalalaking bagay na naaresto natin siya (Dalmacio), and he was positively identified by witness na siya talaga ang bumaril kay Kevin," Eleazar said.
Recovered from the arrested suspect was a loaded cal. 38 gun.
The witness reportedly identified Dalmacio through the tattoos on both of his arms.
Dalmacio, who denied killing Kevin, was allegedly involved in several other robberies in the area. He is facing charges of illegal possession of firearms and ammunition and two counts of robbery, and murder. —KBK, GMA News