A police officer who witnessed the murders of a borough warden and his driver in Tainan City denied yesterday the execution-style killings were related to a debt owed to him by the chief suspect.
Early on the morning of July 2, two gunmen broke into the office of the chairman of the city's borough warden association, Huang Teng-yi (黃騰褘) and shot him. Huang's driver, Lin Shih-tsung (林世宗), was also killed and three others were injured.
Police have launched a manhunt for the alleged gunman, "A-kuey"
PHOTO: CHEN CHUN-PIN, LIBERTY TIMES
Statements from the survivors about a conversation between the gunman and Huang Hwa-stung (黃華宗) -- a police drillmaster also present at the shooting -- have surfaced in the media, arousing suspicion that the officer was involved in a dispute that led to the killings.
The survivors reportedly have said that Huang Hwa-stung tried to stop A-kuey before the shooting began, but the suspect responded by saying, "Now you have Teng-yi backing you up!"
Huang, who took temporary leave from his job after the shooting, faced the media yesterday to deny any involvement in the case. He also denied hearing the statement attributed to the shooter.
Huang said he lent NT$2 million to a friend surnamed Kuo, who in turn lent it to A-kuey for unknown purposes. He had tried to look for A-kuey but was not able to find him, Huang said.
Huang also confirmed that NT$500,000 had been returned to him before the shooting.
Local media reports said Huang Teng-yi was preparing to run for city councilor next year.
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