ZAMBOANGA CITY – A 70-year-old farmer was shot dead after he was mistaken for a wild boar by a neighbor in Tigbao, Zamboanga del Sur on Wednesday, Nov. 30.
Major Shellamie Chang, Police Regional Office-9 information officer, identified the victim as Antonio Marquez Barcenal.
Chang said farmers Limpiado Tapic and Dennis Bacus Laure sought Barcenal at his corn storage to ask for permission to hunt wild boars in his corn field. They did not find Barcenal there and proceeded to the corn field to hunt.
Tapic heard noise and fired at the middle of the corn field. He proceeded to inspect but found out that he had shot Barcenal by mistake.
The incident was reported the following day to the police.