By Joey P. Nacalaban
Correspondent
A female municipal councilor of Talakag, Bukidnon was killed after two motorcycle-riding suspects shot her twice while she was standing outside a sari-sari store 3:15 pm, yesterday.
Two other gunshot victims were hospitalized, one is still critical condition.
Bukidnon Provincial Police Director Col. Jun Mark Lagare identified the fatality as councilor Susan Gayonan, 64, and a resident of Purok 2, Barangay San Antonio in Talakag.
She was rushed to Talakag Provincial Hospital but was declared dead upon arrival.
The two other gunshot victims were identified as Dona Mae Timtim, 29, and Luther Joey Bustillo, 32, a traffic enforcer.
Lagare, on his report to Police Regional director Rolando Andoyan, said the suspects were riding a motorcycle who suddenly peppered Gayonan with bullets hitting her right leg twice.
While Timtim, who was inside a store was hit by stray bullets that hit her head.
Bustillo, for his part, was also shot while trying to rescue Gayonan. He sustained two gunshot wounds to the different parts of his body.
According to the police report, Timtim was brought to Maria Reyna hospital in Cagayan de Oro city and is currently at the Intensive Care Unit.
Bustillo was brought to the Cagayan University Medical Center for treatment.
Initial investigation revealed that witnesses described the first gunman as about 5’10” tall, of regular build, wearing a hooded jacket color yellow, and blue denim pants.
Witnesses described the second suspect as having a small body build, about 5’5” in height, he was wearing dark color jacket, and blue denim pants.
After the shooting, witnesses said the suspects hurriedly left the scene heading towards Sitio San Roque, Barangay San Antonio in Talakag town and subsequently to Barangay Dagumbaan.
Responding personnel from the Scene Of Crime Operatives from the Regional Crime Laboratory Office-10, Camp Evangelista, Patag, this city, found five pieces of fired cartridge cases magazine of a .45 caliber pistol, one piece for .45 caliber loaded with six live bullets, and one piece of unfired ammunition of the same caliber.
Investigators assigned at Talakag Municipal Police Station are now conducting a hot pursuit operation against the suspects.
Adjacent police stations in the area are also on alerted and ordered to conduct check points. Intelligence personnel were also deployed for the possible identification of the suspects and for their arrest.
