February 6, 2010
LEGAZPI CITY – A farmer was gunned down by three unidentified armed suspects in Irosin town, Sorsogon on Thursday night, a police spokesperson said Saturday morning.
Domingo Oliquino, 55 was shot dead at around 7:15 p.m. outside his residence at Barangay Cogon, Sorsogon, said Police Superintendent Eliciar Bron, Bicol regional police spokesperson.
Initial investigation showed that the gunmen, carrying long firearms of unknown rifle, entered into the house of the victim and forcibly dragged the latter outside his room.
Despite escape attempts, the suspects fired upon him several shots, sustaining multiple gunshot wounds on the different parts of his body, Bron added.
Relatives tried to bring the victim at the Irosin District Hospital for necropsy but the physician declared him dead on arrival.
Local police authorities were conducting further investigation to identify the perpetrators and determine the motive of the killing. Johana Vi Gasga/Inquirer Southern Luzon
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