Trike-riding men kill Ilocos villager

By Jerry Padilla

BANNA, Ilocos Norte- Riding-in-tandem assassins shot dead a 53-year-old villager last week in this remote town.

James Gapar was reportedly sitting along the national highway afternoon of Dec. 17 in Barangay Caribquib when the assassins stopped, the gunman unloaded from the motorcycle and pumped bullets into him.

A caliber 45 pistol was used in the killing, police said after finding several shells of the said firearm in the crime scene.

Until now, investigators face a blank wall as to what prompted the killing, but initially are theorizing that it maybe related with Gaspar being a brother-in-law of Barangay Chairman Alfred Arce of Fortuna, Marcos.

Arce's house was raided recently for chemicals used in making explosives.

 

No witness has approached the police yet.