Village chief, aide slain in Tacurong City shooting

TACURONG CITY – Motorcycle-riding gunmen shot dead a village chairperson in Lambayong, Sultan Kudarat and his aide along a busy street here before noon Monday, police said.

Lt. Colonel Jeofil Siason, Tacurong City police director, said Abdul Daud, 44, chairperson of Barangay Lilit, Lambayong town, died while undergoing surgery at a private hospital following the 11 a.m. shooting.

Daud's unarmed escort, Tahir Tangkilisan, a member of Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team (BPAT), was killed on the spot, Siason said.

Siason said the victims sustained multiple gunshot wounds in the head and body after one of two men on a motorbike shot them along Quirino Mercado Avenue, Barangay Poblacion.

Also injured by stray bullets were Daud’s daughter Riannie, 21, a teacher, and another 12-year-old relative.

Siason said the incident took place as the victims were heading to Lambayong town, about 10 kilometers away, from a hospital where Daud had undergone a medical checkup.

“Before going home, they dropped by a roadside store to buy a pair of slippers,” Siason said.

Daud was waiting in his red Toyota Tamaraw FX vehicle when the perpetrators arrived and opened fire.

The gunman also shot Tangkilisan who was in front of a convenience store.

Siason said police probers are studying the CCTV footage of the incident. (PNA)