Butuan City -- About 10 unidentified heavily armed men wearing camouflage military uniforms waylaid a village peace officer of a hinter barangay (village) in this city, Sunday afternoon, shot him at close range killing him on the spot, according to police reports.
Butuan City Police identified the fatality as Elicio Gallendo Cagat, 40; Purok Chairman and a resident of Purok 17, Tud-ol, Brgy. Tungao of this city.
The police report said that Cagat was shot by armed assailants at Km. 14, Purok 27 of the said village, 4:00 p.m. on Sunday. Purok chairpersons are designated as peace officers of their districts.
According to witnesses, the victim was walking on his way home from Brgy. Tungao proper, when he was waylaid by the suspects, who fired at him close range, hitting the victim on the different parts of his body. He died on the spot. His remains now lies at his residence in said barangay.
Follow up investigation is now being conducted by the Butuan City Police Station 5 to identify the suspects and to file the appropriate charges against them.
It should be recalled that on the morning of June 26, heavily armed men in camouflage military uniform on board two passenger vans also raided a residence of a retired police officer in Purok 18,
Police initially pointed to the communist rebels as the perpetrators of that incident. However, a deeper probe was still being conducted on the incident as well, police report said.
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