BANGUED, Abra January 25 – A man was injured after he was shot by still unidentified gunmen while he was having a drinking spree with companions inside the shed of a municipal councillor at Zone 5, here, Tuesday.
Police authorities identified the wounded individual as Jayrel Bragas Pescozo alias. Tae of legal age, single, and a resident of Nangaycayan, Bangued, Abra.
Initial police investigation showed the victim, together with several friends, were having a drinking spree inside the shed of a municipal councillor when two gunshots were heard that emanated from a still undisclosed direction.
When his companions tried to look around on what happened, they were surprised to see the victim bloodied that prompted them to rush him to the Seares Memorial Hospital for medical treatment where he is now confined.
Responding police operatives and elements of the Scene of the Crime Operation (SOCO) team recovered from the crime scene several spent shells of a calibre .9mm pistol which was used by the suspects in the perpetration of the crime.
By Dexter A. See