Village watchman hurt in Masbate shooting

LEGAZPI CITY –– A village watchman was wounded in a shooting incident in San Jacinto town in Masbate province on Tuesday night.

Major Maria Luisa Calubaquib, Bicol police spokesperson, identified the victim on Wednesday as Allan Sola, 47, a resident of Barangay Poblacion District No. 2.

An investigation showed that Sola was having a drinking spree at the residence of Nilo Gubangco, the village chief, when two unidentified gunmen shot him around 9 p.m.

He suffered multiple bullet wounds and was taken to the Ticao District Hospital in the said town for treatment.

Investigators have yet to identify the perpetrators and motive behind the incident.

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