Retired teacher, drug surrenderee slain in separate gun attacks
Local News • 15:45 PM Thu Dec 17, 2020
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John M. Unson
Rex Liboon, a plant and flower vendor falls face down after he was shot by two gunmen who walked casually after the shooting. (Photo by Amiel Cagayan)
COTABATO CITY --- A retired public school teacher and a businessman were killed while a barangay chairman was seriously wounded in separate gun attacks Wednesday in central Mindanao.
The 68-year-old teacher, Ofelia Maria Castillano, was shot dead while inside a tricycle in a residential area in Kidapawan City by two men riding a motorcycle together.
Lt. Col. Ramel Hojilla, Kidapawan City police chief, said Thursday, the killers of Castillano, both wearing facemasks and dark eyeglasses, immediately escaped after the attack.
The driver of the tricycle carrying Castillano survived the attack unscathed.
The incident was preceded by the murder two hours earlier of the 43-year-old plant and flower vendor Rex Liboon in the public market of Esperanza, Sultan Kudarat.
Capt. Alexander de Pedro, Esperanza police chief, said the victim, a resident of Barangay Numo, sustained gunshot wounds in the head and died instantly.
Liboon was shot from behind by two men armed with .45 caliber pistols, de Pedro said.
His killers scampered away towards different directions amid a commotion triggered by the shooting incident.