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Police name lone suspect in hotel attack in Philippines
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PHILIPPINE police disclosed on Sunday the name of the lone suspect who attacked a hotel in Manila last Friday, which resulted in the death of 37 people who suffocated in thick smoke caused by fire.
Police identified the suspect as Jessie Javier Carlos, 42, a Filipino citizen and a former employee of the Department of Finance.
Carlos, armed with an automatic rifle, stormed the Resorts World Manila around midnight Thursday. He later killed himself.
"He is heavily indebted due to being hooked in casino gambling according to his immediate family," police said.
The suspect has three children, but was separated from his wife.
"He has a bank account with an outstanding debt of 4 million pesos (US$80,000) and several other non-bank related debt," police said.
Police said Carlos sold his Ford ranger car due to financial constraints.
They have ruled out news that militants were behind the deadly attack, discrediting the loose claim of the IS that it was behind the attack.
"On this note, we also reiterate our prior statements that this is not an act of terrorism," police said, adding that it was a case of a botched robbery.
Carlos used to work as a tax specialist of the Department of Finance and was dismissed from service in 2014 for failing to disclose all of his assets.
Carlos' civil service eligibility was also cancelled, his retirement benefits forfeited and he was perpetually disqualified from reemployment in the government.
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