Police Files
Drive-by shootings
Gang wars are the reason behind a spate of drive-by shootings in recent weeks in Cebu City, said police.
In the latest clash, a 14-year-old boy was killed in barangay Guadalupe on Sunday morning in one of three separate incidents.
Earlier, a 14-year-old was also shot and wounded in the same area.
Police earlier tagged as a suspect, Michael Reyes, who was killed last week in an ambush suspected to be drug-related.
In barangay Careta, Mark Joel Doble, 19, was injured after car-riding men fired at him.
Article continues after this advertisementDoble, a house helper in barangay Tinago, admitted that he is a member of the Crips gang.
Article continues after this advertisementWitnesses said the gunmen were on board a gray sedan with plate numbers. The vehicle matched the description of the car used in two other drive-by shootings last Feb. 4./correspondent chito aragon
Talisay drowning
A 68-year-old fisherman was found floating dead off the seawater of barangay Pooc, Talisay City, last Sunday dawn.
The body of Victoriano Sotomayor of Upper Mohon will be subject for autopsy, said police.
He was drinking with friends before the incident and went fishing.
Police said the other fishermen did not notice that Sotomayor was no longer on board their banca. They later found him floating in the water.
Police said Sotomayor must had been so intoxicated, fell over board and drowned./correspondent gabriel bonjoc
Talisay ‘suicide’
A 67-year-old man died after he was found at home with his wrist cut in an apparent suicide attempt in barangay Dumlog, Talisay City, last Sunday morning.
Ruben Bonaobra Dagatan was brought to the Danao City District Hospital where doctors declared him dead.
Bonaobroa, a native of Danao City, was living with his son Brian in Talisay City, south Cebu.
Police said that father and son were sleeping until Brian woke up and discovered his father’s wrist already bloodied and lacerated.
Brian said his father had suffered a nervous breakdown and asked to be brought to Danao City.
According to police, Brian explained that he panicked when he found his father and brought him all the way to Danao City in the north instead of the nearest hospital.
The body will be subjected for autopsy to determine if there was foul play in the incident./correspondent gabriel bonjoc
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