BANGUED,
Abra – Police are now pursuing armed men who repeatedly shot dead a municipal
councilor and businessman men at the porch of the cattle market office in
barangay Talogtog, Dolores town around 4:30 a.m. on July 11.
Senior
Supt. Benjamin M. Lusad, director of the Abra provincial police office,
identified the victim as Rogelio Pudol Talingdan, 52, married, businessman and
councilor of La Paz town who is residing at barangay San Gregorio, La Paz,
Abra.
“Our
investigators are still conducting investigation to ascertain the motive of the
councilor’s murder,” Lusad said, saying law enforcers are now pursuing still
undetermined number of armed men who shot the victim while he was preparing to
sell his cattle in the said place.
Initial
police investigation showed the victim was at the porch of the cattle market
office transacting business with some clients when he was fired upon by still
undetermined number of armed men who positioned themselves in strategic areas
near the office.
Responding
policemen and market goers immediately rushed the victim to the nearest health
facility but he was pronounced dead on arrival by attending physicians due to
multiple gunshot wounds in the different parts of his head and body.
Elements
of the scene of the crime operation team that responded to the crime scene
recovered multiple spent shells of a Cal. 45 pistol which is believed to have
been used by the suspects in the perpetration of the crime.
Lusad
said interviews are now being conducted on possible witnesses and relatives of
the victim to determine the motive of the councilor’s murder who was gunned down
while transacting business in the cattle market.
Investigation showed Talingdan was winding up negotiations with a cattle
seller and had proceeded to the market’s porch when the gunman sprang from
behind and shot him.
Before
fleeing, the gunman took Talingdan’s jacket where the councilor reportedly kept
P500,000 in cash.
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