Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Two fresh violent incidents in Kalinga

By Estanislao Albano, Jr.

TABUK CITY, Kalinga – Morning of January 10, 2011, commuters were confronted by the disturbing sight of a dead man lying face down on the wayside near the Canao Bridge in Calanan, this city.

A closer look at the man revealed that he had multiple gunshot wounds in the head.

Although the victim did not bear any identification, he would later be identified by a townsmate as Joel Gamongan, 30 years old, married and resident of Apatan, Pinukpuk, Kalinga.

Police investigators say that people living near where the body was found heard gun bursts at around 10:30 PM of January 9 after which they heard the sound of a vehicle engine leaving the scene to an unknown direction.

As of this writing, the police are still clueless as to the motive of the killing and the identity of the killers.

Earlier on January 7, a shooting incident also transpired in Dananao, Tinglayan town resulting in the death of Luis Wayaway, 33 years old and a married resident of the barangay.

Investigation showed that Wayaway was chopping wood in his yard when his neighbor Tony Abaggoy, 43 years old, married, shot him in the back with a Springfield rifle for no apparent reason.

The police said that the victim was declared dead on arrival at the nearest hospital.

Later that day, the suspect was arrested and the gun used in the crime confiscated by Tinglayan police.

Murder charges have been filed against Abaggoy who is now detained at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology detention center in Bulanao, this city.**

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