COTABATO CITY (PNA) – Two persons were killed while two others were injured in a gun attack on Tuesday night, Dec. 13, in Lutayan town, Sultan Kudarat province, police said Wednesday, Dec. 14.
Capt. Leonel Delasan, Lutayan police chief, said the 6:30 p.m. shooting at the town public market killed Datu Naga Mangudadatu, 30, of Barangay Tamnag, Lutayan and son of town Mayor Pax Mangudadatu.
Also killed was Naga’s companion, Dennis Hadji Daup, 25, a resident of Mangudadatu town in Maguindanao del Sur province.
Naga was declared dead on arrival in a hospital in Koronadal City while Daup expired while undergoing treatment.
Injured by stray bullets were Watari Kalim, 34, and an 11-year-old boy, both residents of Barangay Paitan, Mangudadatu.
Delasan said the slain Mangudadatu was at his business establishment in the town market when he was shot by unidentified men who were earlier seen onboard a pick-up truck.
Police are still investigating the incident.