Army, PNP launch joint manhunt vs suspect in soldier's murder
Local News • 02:31 AM Thu Oct 16, 2014
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By:
DXND Radyo Bida
PIKIT, North
Cotabato – Police and military authorities here have launched joint manhunt
against two men riding tandem on a motorbike who shot a soldier and took his
motorbike Tuesday.
Senior
Inspector Mautin Pangandigan, Pikit police chief, said Private First Class
Prenel Obeso, member of the 57th Infantry Battalion Alpha Company,
was driving his motorbike along the Aleosan-Pikit highway when shot dead by one
of two men.
The suspects
on board separate motorbike tried to overtake the soldier then shot him in the
head.
After the
soldier fell, one of the two suspects took his motorbike then fled to unknown
direction.
It was the
second highway shooting incident in Pikit highway in three days.
On Sunday,
gunmen also shot 19-year-old Michael Deocampo and the suspects took his
motorbike.The 7th IB where Obeso belonged would not issue statement on the incident.Police said motive of the twin incident was agaw motorcycle.