Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Three Killed In Separate Attacks In Davao City

DAVAO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / June 3, 2008) – Three people were shot dead in separate attacks in the southern Philippine city of Davao, notorious for its vigilante-style killings.

A lone gunman shot dead a notorious gang member and his companion in an attack in Mintal village. Police said the attacker killed Melvin Capuyan and Jonard Cadacar inside a house late Monday.

Capuyan’s brother, Karlo, was also injured in the attack and is being guarded by relatives at a hospital in Davao City. Police said the gunman barged in Capuyan’s house and shot the victims without warning while they were watching television.

Police implicated Capuyan in criminalities in Davao City.

Another gunman also killed Felipe Rebocas, a farmer, the same night near a government rice outlet in the village of Upper Malagamot in Davao City’s Panacan district.

Police said the attacker shot the man at close range and then fled on a motorcycle after the killing. The motives for both attacks were unknown, but extra-judicial killings are rampant in Davao City with victims mostly with criminal records. (Romy Bwaga)


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