Family remembers late stabbing victim

by Nick Delgado
Guam - Family members of one of the young men that were stabbed to death early Sunday morning in Harmon are speaking out, not only detailing what type of person their lost loved one was like, but also revealing that the entire fight may have been recorded on a cell phone.
"My nephew 'Alfer' in our family is very good and very quiet," shared Katherine Nick. "That's why we are very worried about him because when he stay with us [sic], he was very cool, he never say bad words to us, he always take care of us." 20-year-old Alferson Muritok was the second person to die from this past weekend's triple homicide that ended near the Dededo Flea Market. He was allegedly stabbed to death by Michael Pucholong, who also died Sunday morning.
Alferson's sister Kimy explains how their Aunt Katherine felt about what happened, saying, "She was shocked because she didn't think my brother to cause trouble like that and die so soon."
The riot started in front of Hanna Market in Harmon on Saturday night, where the first victim, Rex Nanoto, was fatally stabbed. Alferson was with the group witnesses say allegedly started the fight. Court documents state they ended up at an abandoned warehouse drinking beer and vodka allegedly bragging about the fight. Court documents add Pucholong became upset over what happened at the store and allegedly stabbed Steven Muritok in the head.
"I was shocked and sad," Kimy expressed, adding that Steven is her first cousin and remains in critical condition at the hospital. Since the incident, police arrested Vimson Menisio, Benny Robert, Osupwang Muritok for aggravated murder and rioting, along with two other teens. Another adult suspect charged with rioting was Jeff Pedro, who was released, and has since spoken to family about that night.
One thing that is key to this investigation is that Pedro says he recorded the entire incident on his cell phone, but police have not yet confirmed whether they have this in evidence. "He said he was video camera with his cell phone [sic] and one of he detectives took it away from him, and my auntie's saying how come they are not posting it or playing the video," Kimy continued. "The cause that happened that night is in the cell phone."
Police could not disclose details of the ongoing investigation. In the meantime, both Alferson's sister and aunt have these final words for him, Kimy saying, "Her last words would be she would tell him to always stay out of trouble and not hang around with the drunk boys and go look for a job to help our family."
"I always tell him to take care and stay out of trouble."