PAGADIAN CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 5, 2013) – A man facing criminal charges was shot and seriously wounded by an unidentified assailant in a daring gun attack in Pagadian City in Zamboanga del Sur province in Mindanao, police said Thursday.
Police said the gunman shot Arsenio Lumusob, 45, in the head in San Jose District. Lumusob, a resident of Purok Santan B also in San Jose District, was rushed to the Pagadian City Medical Center and is in critical condition.
Lumusob was with his grandson walking along Salazar Street when the gunman, who followed him on a motorcycle, attacked him. His grandson was unscathed from the shooting.
Police said Lumusob is facing two criminal charges – one for illegal possession of firearm and the other is robbery. It was unknown whether the shooting was connected to the cases or not.
No individual claimed responsibility for the attack and police are still investigating the shooting. (Mindanao Examiner)
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