By TENG L. DATU
Bureau Chief
COTABATO City—An ex-village chair here in the city was shot dead along Sinsuat Avenue in front of Cotabato City National High School at around 5:00 pm the other day.
Police identified the victim as certain Anwar Lucas former barangay chair of Rosary Height this city.
Initial investigation revealed that the victim was driving his white multicab on his way home, but upon reaching the national high school, the suspect riding in tandem came near the the victim’s vehicle and open fired.
The victim’s vehicle even rammed to another vehicle as the victim driver lose control of the vehicle due to wounds received from gun shots .
Immediately the suspects fled to undetermined direction.
The victim was brought to the nearest hospital for medical treatment but attending physician declared the victim dead on arrival due to fatal gunshot wounds hitting his head from cal .45 pistol based on the empty shells recovered from the crime scene.
Police conduct thorough investigation to determine the motive of the incident, they even theorized that personal grudge might be surrounding the incident.
Over the weekend, AnecitoRasalan, secretary to the mayor was also gunned but survived in the incident that occur also along Sinsuat Avenue, which is until now remained unsolved.
Residents who refused not to be named told this paper that they were already alarmed of the shooting incidents happening in the city now adding that there is now a need for police officers to be visible in the streets to stop this killings.