PAGADIAN CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 24, 2013) – Police are facing a blank wall into the identity of a man who was shot and killed by a lone assailant in Pagadian City in Zamboanga del Sur province in southern Philippines.
Civilians reported the killing to the police, but authorities have difficulties in identifying the victim and so is his killer.
Police said the man was attacked at Purok Chico Hill in the village of Tuburan and the only description authorities give was his height – around 5 feet and two inches – and his age at around 22 to 25.The man was wearing a pair of grey short pants and a white t-shirt.
Investigators said the victim was shot repeatedly with a .45-caliber pistol based on the bullet casings they found in the crime scene. Nine bullet shells were recovered from the area.
Gun attacks are not uncommon in Pagadian – the capital of Zamboanga del Sur and regional seat of the government – where hired killers are actively operating. (Mindanao Examiner)
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