Former Kalinga town vice mayor shot dead

TABUK CITY, Kalinga– A former Kalinga town vice mayor was shot dead here Wednesday evening but police ruled out politics saying he was accidentally killed for trying to mediate a verbal shouting match between two hot heads.

Chief Insp. Bobby Glen Ganipac Tabuk police head said former Tanudan town vice mayor Gilbert Anganay was trying pacify his drinking buddies Santos Wacnang and another village mate inside a karaoke bar in this city when the incident happened.

Wacnang reportedly pulled off his Cal.45 pistol and aimed at his foe but the former vice mayor went in between.

A shot was fired and Anganay was hit on his chest.

He was rushed to the hospital but was declared dead before arrival while Wacnang was arrested and thrown in jail.

He will be facing to face homicide charges even as police said there won’t be any tribal war as a result of the incident because all those involved are grom the same tribe in Tanudan.