Two barangay tanods were shot and injured in a shootout at a barangay hall in Abra over a woman they were both courting.
Two barangay tanods (watchmen) were injured in a shootout in the barangay hall of Poblacion, Pilar, Abra on Sunday night, Dec. 22.Investigation said Reyes and Cayetano were drinking in the barangay hall when a heated argument erupted allegedly over a woman they were courting. Cayetano drew a gun and shot Reyes who was also reportedly armed and returned fire. A colleague, Alvin Apolonio, 38, who sitting on a chair, was hit by a stray bullet.
Cayetano and Reyes sustained bullet wounds in the stomach and taken to the hospital where they are recuperating.Police recovered empty .45 caliber shells in the crime scene but no gun was recovered. Pilar Mayor Tyron R. Beronia said Reyes and Cayetano are under investigation to determine any administrative liability.He said that initial investigation showed that witnesses only saw Cayetano with a gun. Pilar is a landlocked municipality and bounded by the towns of Nagbukel, Narvacan, Santa Maria, Santa Maria and San Emilio in Ilocos Sur and Villaviciosa in Abra
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