1 killed, another hurt in Pangasinan gun attack

SAN CARLOS CITY – An unidentified gunman killed a 39-year old mango sprayer and injured his 70-year-old neighbor on Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 15), police said.

Roger Masiglat was getting out of his house in Doyong village when the gunman shot him several times.

Masiglat managed to run towards his neighbors’ houses, but the gunman pursued and shot him again.

Physicians pronounced him dead on arrival at the Pangasinan Provincial Hospital.

The gunman accidentally shot Ernesto Gargantilla, who was resting in a hammock in his porch.

He was being treated at the Pangasinan Doctor’s Hospital, said investigator SPO1 Edwin Miranda.

The police were looking at security camera footage for leads that may help track down the killer. YOLANDA SOTELO