SAN JUAN, Abra – A 56-year old farmer died after he was shot by still unidentified assailants in a ricefield at Supiil, here, Saturday.
Police authorities identified the fatality as Amante Montorio Caray, 56 years old, farmer, and resident of Supiil, San Juan Abra.
Initial police investigation showed that concerned residents living near the area heard 4 gunshots that emanated from the place where the victim was found a day before his lifeless body was recovered.
Responding police operatives recovered a plastic shell in the place of incident which gave them the conclusion that the firearm used in the incident was an improvised shotgun.
Probers are still ascertaining the motive behind the brutal murder of the farmer.
By Dexter A. See