CEBU CITY, Philippines — The chief of Carbon Police Station suspects that the man who held hostage two women on Sunday, September 5, 2021, at a stall at the Carbon Market was under the influence of drugs.
Albotra said that Rafols then held these two women hostage, armed with a 13-inch knife that police believe he got from the stall. The suspect eventually tried to stab the victims at one point, prompting Police Senior Master Sergeant Soque of the SWAT team to shoot Rafols on his right shoulder to neutralize him. Albotra said that the suspect lost his hold over the knife when he was shot.