One wounded as motorcycle-riding gunmen strike in Pagadian City

By Jong Cadion

 

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur (February 18, 2018) - Shooting incident transpired at Sagun Bridge, Purok Golden Shower, Barangay Balangasan, Pagadian City about 7:45 PM Saturday (February 17), police official said.

PO2 Mizrach S Lapid, Investigator on-Case, said that the victims were identified as Elma Malmis Lumacad (wounded), 59 years old, female, businesswoman and Tejano Maghanoy Lumacad (unharmed), 60 years old, male, businessman and both residents of Purok Fisherville, Lumbia District, Pagadian City. The victim (Elma Lumacad) sustained gunshot wounds on the left portion of her head, left portion of her shoulder and right portion of her leg and was immediately brought to Borbon Hospital, Balangasan, Pagadian City and later transferred to Zamboanga del Sur Medical Center at Dao, Pagadian City for further medical treatment.

Initial investigation disclosed that at about 7:30 PM of the same date, the victims were traversing from their house going to Bobby Carinderia at Balangasan District, Pagadian City riding their single motorcycle Yamaha Mio 125 color yellow with no attached plate number. Upon reaching at Vicencio Sagun Bridge, Purok Golden Shower, Barangay Balangasan, Pagadian City, the driver (Tejano Lumacad) noticed that the disc break of their single motorcycle malfunctioned that prompted him to stop and fix it. However, two (2) unidentified perpetrators wearing helmets riding in a single motorcycle suddenly appeared at their back and shot the victim (Elma Lumacad) several times and run away going Vicencio Sagun Street, Barangay Gatas, Pagadian City.

Recovered from the crime scene were two (2) pieces of empty shells of caliber 45 pistol. Coordination with the victims is still undergoing to determine the motive of the incident and identification of the suspect, said PO2 Lapid.