Benguet drug suspect killed by masked gunman

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — A man who earlier surrendered to the police after being included in a police drug watch list was shot dead inside his home in Pico village on Tuesday dawn (Sept. 20).

Osias Dada-an, 36, was shot several times by a man wearing a mask and a dark jacket, according to his 33-year-old wife, Venus.

The gunman fled in a gray Tamaraw FX vehicle.

Dada-an was rushed to the Benguet General Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival by Dr. Roland Alipio at 1:10 a.m.

At the crime scene, investigators recovered five empty shells and two slugs fired from a cal.-45 pistol./rga

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