Sultan Kudarat village chair, aide slain in Tacurong City

TACURONG CITY -- A lone gunman shot dead a village chair of Lambayong, Sultan Kudarat and his aide along a busy street here before noon Monday, police said.

Lt. Colonel Jeofil Siason, Tacurong City police director, said Abdul Daud, 44, chairperson of Barangay Lilit, Lambayong, Sultan Kudarat died while undergoing medication at a private hospital following the 11 a.m. shooting.

His unarmed escort, Tahir Tangkilisan, a member of Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team (BPAT), was killed on the spot.

Siason said the victims sustained multiple gunshot wounds in the head and body after a lone gunman on motorbike opened fire on them in front of a store along Quirino Mercado Avenue, Barangay Poblacion.

Also injured by stray bullets were Daud’s daughter Riannie, 21, a teacher and a 22 year old relative.

Siason said the victims were heading to Lambayong town, about 10 kilometers away, from a hospital where Daud had undergone medical checkup.

Before going home, they dropped by a roadside store to a pair of slippers.

Daud was waiting in his red Toyota Tamaraw FX car when the gunman arrived and opened fire on him. The gunman also shot Tangkilisan who was in front of a “Sari-Sari” store.

Siason said police probers are studying the CCTV footage that captured the gunman who fled on board a motorbike waiting nearby and driven by an accomplice.

Investigation continues.