TACLOBAN CITY – A driver was injured and his companion was unharmed when gunmen fired at their vehicle owned by the mayor of San Isidro, Leyte in Barangay Dapdap, Alangalang, Leyte, on Thursday, March 14.
MAP of Leyte with the town of Alangalang highlighted.
Police identified the wounded as driver Ranel Batiquin Reubal, 44, from Barangay Linao, San Isidro.
Investigation said gunmen onboard a gray pickup shot the vehicle on its way to Alangalang town proper.
Reubal was wounded in the back and his companion, Carlo Emman Pauligue, 44, a resident of Barangay Daja Dako, San Isidro, was unscathed.
The suspects' vehicle maneuvered to Santa Fe and Reubal proceeded to Alangalang proper.
However, the pickup truck’s tires burst in Barangay Santo Nino, which prompted them stop in front of Alangalang National High School. Reubal was taken to the hospital.