Guard shot by ex-soldier dies while under treatment | Inquirer News

Guard shot by ex-soldier dies while under treatment

/ 06:54 PM June 10, 2017

CITY OF ILAGAN – One of the people shot at their home by a former soldier in Alicia town, Isabela province died while undergoing treatment, the Inquirer learned on Saturday.

Arvin Tayan, a 22-year-old security guard and nephew of the suspected killer, Jesus Tayan Abat, died from injuries in the chest and legs.

Abat, 53, allegedly broke into the Tayan residence at 6:30 a.m. on Friday and fired at Arvin, his 45-year-old father Arthur, his 47-year-old mother Brehida, 20-year-old Arjay Tayan, and Fritchie Lacar, according to Supt. Manuel Bringas, deputy director for operations of the Isabela Provincial Police Office.

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A relative of the victims said Abat had accused the Tayan family of informing his wife in Mindanao that he had been having an affair in Alicia town.

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Cherry Pie Tayan, Arvin’s widow, said the family denied Abat’s allegation. They offered to open their social media accounts to prove that the ex-soldier was wrong.

Abat remains a fugitive.

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As of this writing, the surviving Tayan family members were being treated at a hospital in Santiago City. –Villamor Visaya Jr. /atm

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