ORMOC CITY-Police are investigating the shooting of a 62-year-old man who was attacked while constructing a pig pen around 12:30 p.m. on Friday, August 29, in Purok 11, Barangay San Policarpo,Calbayog City.
The victim, identified only as alias “Lando,” a resident of Barangay Gadgaran, sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the forehead, neck, ribs, and knee but managed to seek help before being rushed to the Seventh Day Adventist Hospital.
Initial reports said the victim was fetching water from a nearby creek when an unidentified gunman shot him four times before fleeing toward the rice fields.
Police recovered three fired cartridge cases of caliber .45 at the crime scene. A follow-up investigation is ongoing to identify and arrest the suspect.
(ROBERT DEJON)
