PAGADIAN CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 5, 2013) – A 32-year old tricycle driver was shot several times by two gunmen in Pagadian City in the southern Philippine province of Zamboanga del Sur, police said on Thursday.
Police said Janno Ajijul, of Labangan town in Zamboanga del Sur, was attacked at Purok Santo Niño in San Francisco village by two motorcycle gunmen, who fled after the shooting.
Policemen, who responded to the attack, chased the gunmen, but failed to engage the criminals and lost them in a group of students who came out of Saint Columban College.
Investigators recovered at least five bullet casings and a deformed slug at the crime scene.
Police said Ajijul was driving his tricycle when the shooting occurred. The victim’s tricycle also crashed on a parked car after the shooting. Witnesses said the gunmen were both wearing black jacket and mask.
The motive of the shooting is still unknown, but gun attacks are frequent in Pagadian City where hired killers actively operate. (Mindanao Examiner)
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