MANILA - Police have found the firearm of Vhon Martin Tanto, the suspect in the road rage killing of cyclist Mark Vincent Geralde.

Police went to the house of Jonathan Leano, Tanto's brother-in-law, in Barangay Kirang, Aritao, Nueva Vizcaya at 4 p.m. Friday after Tanto revealed that he left his firearm with Leano.

When asked, Leano voluntarily surrendered the firearm: A Norinco hicap Cal.45 SN-BB10909-11-246.

Tanto, a former Army reservist, was the subject of a manhunt by police after he was tagged as the shooter in the killing of cyclist Mark Vincent Geralde last Monday.

A viral video of the incident showed a lone shooter firing his gun at Geralde several times after a traffic altercation and fistfight. Authorities later identified Tanto as the suspect after social media sites identified the wrong person as the alleged shooter.

Leano earlier told authorities Tanto left his car, a red Hyundai Eon, before allegedly boarding a Florida bus bound for Metro Manila Thursday morning.

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Senior Superintendent Joel Napoleon Coronel, Manila Police District director, said there were sightings of Tanto in Cavite and Batangas. "Apparently, he was traveling by means of public transportation and it appears he was heading to southern part of the Philippines by land," he said.

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On Friday, elements of the Philippine Army intelligence unit, 9th Infantry Division and Masbate police arrested Tanto in Barangay Poblacion, Milagros, Masbate.

"Mapayapa naman siyang naaresto," a military spokesman told reporters.

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Coronel said Tanto will be brought to Legaspi, Albay and then transferred to Manila either by plane or land to face murder and frustrated murder charges.

"He will be brought for inquest proceedings at the City Prosecutor's office," he said.