Police patrols and checkpoints have been intensified in the area following the killing of two individuals in separate gun attacks on Monday night.
“Police investigators are still working to determine the motives and identities of the attackers involved in the two incidents, but initial information gathered indicates that the attacks were related to illegal drugs,” Lt. Col. Esmael Madin, the municipal police chief, stated in an interview on Tuesday.
In Barangay Poblacion Dalican, 33-year-old Bai Rania Guerra, a resident of Cotabato City, was walking on the sidewalk when she was shot by two men riding a motorbike at approximately 3 p.m. She died on the spot from multiple gunshot wounds. The perpetrators fled the scene on their motorbike in an unknown direction.
In a separate incident in Barangay Tamontaka, unidentified gunmen shot a 25-year-old farmer named Rasid Salinogan, who was also a resident of the same village. Madin reported that Salinogan and a companion were on a motorcycle heading home at around 8 p.m. when gunmen on separate motorbikes followed them and opened fire. Salinogan was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital, while his companion managed to escape unharmed.
Madin confirmed that police tracking teams have been formed to apprehend the culprits behind these twin attacks. The police are actively investigating the incidents to ensure the safety of the community and to bring those responsible to justice.Police patrols and checkpoints have been intensified in the area following the killing of two individuals in separate gun attacks on Monday night.
“Police investigators are still working to determine the motives and identities of the attackers involved in the two incidents, but initial information gathered indicates that the attacks were related to illegal drugs,” Lt. Col. Esmael Madin, the municipal police chief, stated in an interview on Tuesday.
In Barangay Poblacion Dalican, 33-year-old Bai Rania Guerra, a resident of Cotabato City, was walking on the sidewalk when she was shot by two men riding a motorbike at approximately 3 p.m. She died on the spot from multiple gunshot wounds. The perpetrators fled the scene on their motorbike in an unknown direction.
In a separate incident in Barangay Tamontaka, unidentified gunmen shot a 25-year-old farmer named Rasid Salinogan, who was also a resident of the same village. Madin reported that Salinogan and a companion were on a motorcycle heading home at around 8 p.m. when gunmen on separate motorbikes followed them and opened fire. Salinogan was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital, while his companion managed to escape unharmed.
Madin confirmed that police tracking teams have been formed to apprehend the culprits behind these twin attacks. The police are actively investigating the incidents to ensure the safety of the community and to bring those responsible to justice.