Thursday, September 20, 2007

Cop killed, three others hurt in Batangas shooting

By Ronron
September 19, 2007

A policeman was killed while three of his friends were wounded in a pre-dawn shooting incident Wednesday in Batangas province, police said.

The slain victim was identified as PO2 Efren Ong of the San Jose Municipal Police Station, while his wounded friends were Crisanto Godoy, 52; Jonel Delgado, 24; and Dr. Raul Mendoza, all residents of Barangay Alangilan, Batangas City.

Police said the incident happened at the residence of Ong’s friend, Florito Cena, at Saint Peter Subdivision in Barangay Alangilan at around 1:30 am.

Ong and his friends were reportedly talking to each other at the garage of Cena’s house when three men, armed with short firearms, suddenly showed up and opened fire at them.

Ong died instantly due to multiple gunshot wounds while his three friends survived despite sustaining gunshot wounds. The three were brought to Batangas City Regional Hospital for medical treatment.

Recovered from the crime scene were seven empty shells for caliber 45, and four deformed slugs of caliber 38.

Police are still investigating the motive of the incident, especially since they have yet to identify the perpetrators./DMS

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