A Quezon City police officer who shot dead a van driver during a traffic altercation in Barangay Old Balara last week is now facing charges of murder, frustrated murder, violation of the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act and the Omnibus Election Code.

Police Maj. Don Don M Llapitan, chief of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit, identified the officer as PEMS Randy Enano Tuzon, 48, a resident of Barangay Kaligayahan, Quezon City.

CIDU investigation revealed Ronnie Casero Borromeo, 42, along with Reynaldo Hagos, 51, were driving a Mitsubishi L300 along Tandang Sora Avenue at 6:30 p.m. last March 20 when they were nearly sideswiped by another L300 van driven by Tuzon.

Tuzon, who is assigned to the Batasan Police Station 6, alighted from his vehicle and had a heated argument with Borromeo and Hagos.

Borromeo then struck Tuzon with a steel pipe, causing the cop to shoot at the victims.

Borromeo sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was rushed to the Diliman Hospital where he died less than 2 hours later.  Hagos, who was shot in the left hip and thigh, was rushed to East Avenue Medical Center to receive medical treatment. 

Tuzon surrendered to the police immediately after the incident.

"Nakikiramay po ang QCPD sa mga naulilang pamilya ng nasawing biktima at hanagad namin ang paggaling ng isang biktima na ngayon ay masa ospital pa. Sisiguraduhin nating ang batas ay ipapatupad nang patas at walang kinikilingan, lalo na kung ang isang pulis ang nasasangkot sa isang krimen," Police Col. Melecio Buslig, Jr, Quezon City Police District acting director, said.