Villasis farmer shot dead in wake
By Jennelyn Mondejar
VILLASIS, Pangasinan – The identity of a hooded armed man who recently shot dead a 58-year-old farmer while the he was sleeping at a wake in barangay Pias here is still being determined by police.
Police identified the fatality as Robinson Tugare of said place who succumbed to multiple bullet wounds in the body.
Investigation showed Tugare was then sleeping on a chair at the wake of the late Conrado Orial Sr. when the gunman approached the victim and with no apparent reason shot him several times.
The victim who sustained bullet wounds in the body was rushed by responding policemen to the Polymedic Hospital and Trauma Center where he was declared dead on arrival.
The suspect fled on foot after the shooting. Recovered at the scene were four spent shells for Cal. 45 pistol.
This, as three suspected members of the Budol-Budol gang are now in jail after they were arrested by police authorities in Poblacion, Manaoag.
Supt. Mateo Casupang, Manaoag chief of police, identified the three suspects as Marites Lazo, 35; Rosalie Nayo, 31; and Aida Balayo, 32; all residents of Barangay Lasip Grande, Dagupan City.
Casupang said the three were arrested July 11 after victim, Erlinda Cortez, reported to the police.
He said a follow-up operation resulted to the arrest of the three women.
Casupang said two male companions and another woman eluded arrest. Confiscated from the three arrested suspects were four pieces of fake gold rings, a fake gold necklace with pendant and a cellular telephone.
The three were placed under police custody while charges were readied for filing against them. Casupang said four other swindling victims also showed up at the police station and positively identified some of the suspects.
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