A 39-year-old electrician died on the spot after he was shot by unidentified motorcycle-riding suspects yesterday at 4:45 pm.
Police Major Peter Tajor, Bulua police station commander, identified the victim as Jose ‘Jick’ Mangubat, Jr., married, and residing at Sitio Agong, Barangay Canitoan, Cagayan de Oro City.
The victim succumbed to four gunshot wounds to the head, neck, and back.
Authorities discovered four empty shells at the crime scene.
Tajor told reporters that the incident occurred while the victim was on board his motorcycle together with his brother who was seated at the back.
“Matud pa sa nakakita murag nakamatikud ang biktima nga adunay gasunod kaniya mao tong kalit niyang gipaliko-balik iyang gisakyan. Apan diri pud nga higayon gipusil siya sa sutpetsado,” Tajor said.
Witnesses told police that after Mangubat was hit by the first shot he saw the latter fall from the motorcycle.
At this juncture, the same gunman approached him and finished him off. The gunman also shot the victim’s brother but missed.
Meanwhile, in an interview with Jose, Sr., the victim’s father, he said his son had been a witness to a vehicular accident. Since then he had been receiving threats.
Tajor said investigators are now backtracking closed-circuit television installed in the area for possible identification of the suspects.
