
ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Mar. 7, 2014) – Police have announced the capture of one of two men who allegedly shot a trader in an attack in Zamboanga city in southern Philippines.
Police said Brian Dingal was positively identified by his victim Felix Mosqueda as one of the attackers who shot him on March 4 in Tumaga village.
Mosqueda was wounded in the attack and police had to bring Dingal to the hospital so the victim could identify him, according to Chief Inspector Ariel Huesca, a regional police spokesman.
“An inquest proceeding for the crime of frustrated murder will be filed against Brian Paspie Dingal, who was positively pinpointed and identified by the victim Felix Mosqueda during presentation at the hospital,” Huesca said.
Dingal was arrested at Sampaguita Road in the village of Guiwan. Police are still investigating the suspect to determine if he was also involved in other gun attacks in Zamboanga. (Mindanao Examiner)