Friday, August 8, 2008

Three persons killed in Tabuk City

Tabuk City, Kalinga - Three persons were killed in two separate incidents here recently. At around 3:30 a.m. of July 25 two unidentified gunmen shot to death Danny Garcia, 44, married, resident of Cabaritan, this city, and Cecilio Advincula, 44, single, resident of Lanna, also this city, in the compound of the Southern Bulanao Elementary School, Bulanao, this city.

Responding policemen found Garcia sprawled on the ground with a gunshot wound in his breast and Advincula who was apparently asleep on the floor of the canteen operated by Garcia had gunshot wounds in his head. Both were dead.

A team from Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) of the province recovered three spent shells of a cal. 45 pistol in the crime scene. The police said that the assailants fled the scene following the irrigation canal above the school.

Meanwhile, at around 5 p.m. of July 22 in Pinagan, Lucog, Jimmy dela Pena, 44, married and kagawad of the barangay, was struck twice with a gabyon (a type of digging tool) on the nape by his neighbor Leonard Benjok.

Police said that Benjok was motivated by jealousy believing that the victim was having an affair with his wife.

The police immediately took the suspect into custody and murder charges have already been filed against him. **By Estanislao Albano, Jr.
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