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Father of gunman in Ateneo shooting shot dead in Basilan

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2147106" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>MANILA – <strong>(UPDATED)</strong> The father of Ateneo shooting suspect Chao Tiao Yumol was shot dead outside his home in Basilan early Friday, police said. </p><p>Rolando Yumol was killed by unidentified assassins in front of his house in Brgy. Maganda, Lamitan City, Basilan, said police spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo.</p><p>As of posting time, no arrests have been made, Fajardo said.</p><p>The younger Yumol, currently detained in Quezon City, was arrested on Sunday following a shooting incident at the Ateneo de Manila University that left three people dead and one injured. </p><p>Former Lamitan Mayor Rose Furigay, her aide Victor Capistrano, and security guard Jeneven Bandiala perished in the incident. Furigay&#x27;s daughter Hannah, who was supposed to graduate on Sunday is still recuperating at a hospital. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/24/22/3-dead-in-ateneo-de-manila-university-shooting">3 dead in Ateneo de Manila University shooting, including former mayor from Basilan</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/27/22/mga-reklamo-laban-sa-ateneo-shooting-suspect-kinatigan-ng-piskalya">Mga reklamo laban sa suspek sa pamamaril sa Ateneo, kinatigan ng piskalya</a></li></ul><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Members of the Philippine National Police in Basilan secure the area where Rolando Yumol, father of Ateneo shooting suspect Chao Tiao Yumol, was shot dead by unidentified assailants on July 29, 2022. Photo courtesy of Basilan PPO" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/07/29/20220729-basilan-shooting-ppo.jpg"/><figcaption>Members of the Philippine National Police in Basilan secure the area where Rolando Yumol, father of Ateneo shooting suspect Chao Tiao Yumol, was shot dead by unidentified assailants on July 29, 2022. <em>Photo courtesy of Basilan PPO</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Suspect Yumol was a disgruntled doctor who had a years-long grudge against the former local chief executive, the Furigay family’s lawyer said. </p><p>&quot;This all started when he was operating an infirmary clinic,&quot; lawyer Quirino Esguerra told ABS-CBN News.</p><p>&quot;The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) issued a cease and desist order. Because Lamitan City is included in BARMM, it was [then] Mayor Rose Furigay who implemented it,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;When she implemented that order from BARMM, doon nagalit itong si Dr. Chao-Tiao Yumol,&quot; he said.</p><p>As early as 2018, Yumol has been posting baseless accusations against Furigay, prompting the politician to file at least 70 cyber libel cases against him, Esguerra said.</p><p>A hearing for those cases was scheduled on June 25 in Davao City, he said.</p><p>During the police&#x27;s presentation of Yumol to the media, the suspect meanwhile insisted that the slain former mayor was involved in drugs, an accusation the family repeatedly denied. </p>

The father of Ateneo shooting suspect Chao Tiao Yumol was shot dead outside his home in Basilan early Friday, police said. 