TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat (PNA) – A Maguindanao Department of Education (DepEd) supervisor was gunned down in President Quirino, this province, Sunday, July 10.
Police Lt. Godofredo Tupaz, President Quirino deputy police chief, identified the victim as Maguid Mangudadatu, 63, the schools district supervisor for Central Buluan in Buluan, Maguindanao.
Mangudadatu had just arrived at his home in Barangay Poblacion at 4:30 p.m. when one of two gunmen barged inside and shot him using a .45 caliber pistol.
The attackers sped off aboard a motorcycle, leaving Mangudadatu dead, Tupaz said.
“Motive of the attack and the perpetrators remained unknown pending our ongoing investigation on the case,” the police officer said.
Tupaz said they are also taking the statements of several witnesses for the possible identities of the attackers.
A pursuit operation is underway for Mangudadatu’s killers.