ZAMBOANGA CITY – A mayoralty aspirant in one of the towns in Zamboanga del Sur cheated death when a man with alleged mental disorder opened fire while the former was passing by, a top police official disclosed Wednesday.
Col. Diomarie Albarico, Zamboanga del Sur police director, identified the would-be victim as Leonard Mandeg Sindod, a mayoralty aspirant in the municipality of Lapuyan.
Albarico said the suspect was identified as Danilo Kehek Balabad, who is allegedly suffering from a mild mental disorder.
The incident happened around 10:50 a.m. Tuesday in Barangay Maruing, Lapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur, according to Albarico.
He said that Balabad, who was armed with a caliber .45 pistol, fired three successive shots in front of their house while Sindod was passing by driving a motorcycle.
“It happened when the would-be victim, passed by onboard his motorcycle and luckily was not hit,” Albarico stated in his report.
He said that the family members of Balabad subdued the suspect and turned him over and his unlicensed pistol to the responding policemen.
He said that the suspect was placed under the custody of the Lapuyan Municipal Police Station for the filing of appropriate charges. (PNA)
