La Union female b’gaycaptain gunned down

>> Monday, October 10, 2011

BACNOTAN, La Union – The gunman in the killing of the female chairman of Barangay Calautit here is now in jail after he gunned down the former while she was watching a basketball game at the town plaza around 8 p.m. Oct. 1.

Senior Insp. Ismael Gauna, town police chief, identified the victim as Thelma Bucalbos, 50, who succumbed to a lone gunshot wound on her back.

She died while undergoing surgery at the Bethany Hospital in San Fernando City.

Gauna said one of the referees, a certain Leonardo Ursua, was also hit on his waist by a stray bullet but survived.

The suspect, identified as Rolando Atenemro, 35, a resident of Gen. Prim, Bangar town was immediately arrested.

Senior Supt. Ramon Purugganan, La Union police director, ordered investigators to dig deeper into the case, saying the suspect could be a hired killer. -- JE

1 comments:

Anonymous October 10, 2011 at 1:43 PM  

Philippines is well known outside to be a religious country, having Christians almost 90% of its folks but also well known as a corrupt country and killers are all around. :-C

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