LUNA, Apayao April 05 – A 47-year old driver was injured after he was shot by still unidentified assailants while he was lying on his bed inside the Far North General Hospital and Training Center here, recently.
Police authorities identified the victim as Andres Materum Jimenez, 47, married, driver, and a resident of barangay Poblacion, Abulug, Cagayan.
Initial police investigation showed the victim was lying inside his bed when still unidentified assailants suddenly appeared and shot him several times hitting him on the different parts of his body.
Responding police operatives and elements of the Scene of the Crime Operation (SOCO) team recovered from the crime scene two live ammunitions and three fired bullets of a calibre .45 pistol used by the suspects in the perpetration of the crime.
The victim was transferred to the Cagayan Valley Medical Center in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan for further medical treatment.
By Dexter A. See