Philippine News Agency • June 17, 2020
Village exec shot dead in Dumaguete City
LOOKING FOR CLUES.
Scene of the Crime Operation personnel sift through evidence at the place where Harrison Gonzales, barangay chairperson of Poblacion 1 Tinago in Dumaguete City, was gunned down Tuesday night (June 16, 2020). Gonzales was with other barangay officials on a night watch when shot dead by one of four motorcycle-riding suspects. (Photo by Juancho Gallarde)
DUMAGUETE CITY – The chairperson of Barangay Poblacion 1 Tinago here was shot dead Tuesday night by one of four motorcycle-riding suspects for a still unknown motive.
Harrison Kalubiran Gonzales, 52, succumbed to multiple gunshot wounds in different parts of his body, a police report said.
Investigation showed that Gonzales was rendering duty at the barangay outpost around 9:30 p.m. together with some village councilmen, when four men riding individually on motorcycles approached them.
One of the men opened fire at the victim, hitting him several times. The suspects then fled towards an unknown location, the police report said.
Gonzales was rushed to the nearby Holy Child Hospital on board a private multi-cab but was pronounced dead by attending physician, Dr. Richmon Azuela.
The victim sustained eight gunshot wounds in the abdomen, five at the back of his body, one at the shoulder, and another at the back of his head.
Scene of the Crime Operation personnel recovered eight pieces of fired cartridge and two slugs of .45-caliber pistol; and a cellular phone.
Barangay councilman Jugemar Cañete told investigators that they were sitting in front of the village outpost when Gonzales was shot.
The police retrieved a video footage of the shooting incident from the closed circuit television (CCTV) system.
Investigation is ongoing to identify the suspects and the possible motive. (With report from Juancho Gallarde/PNA)
