Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte– On or about 8:15 AM of November 11, 2018, Sindangan Municipal Police Station received a call from a concerned citizen, informing that there was an alleged shooting incident transpired at Barangay Poblacion, Sindangan Zamboanga del Norte particularly inside the residence of Atty. Rogelio M Dumdum.
Right after the report, intelligence personnel of Sindangan MPS deployed to the area to validate the veracity of the report as well as to secure the responding personnel and immediately responded by the PNP personnel of Sindangan MPS led by PSupt Joseph R Maulad for investigation and pursuit operation of the suspects.
On the initial investigation conducted, the victim was identified as Atty. Rogelio Dumdum y Manapil, 64 years old, male, married and a resident of the above-mentioned place. Who was already brought to Sindangan District Hospital by his neighbors. The responding personnel together with the investigator immediately cordoned the crime scene and requested a SOCO Team from ZNPCLO, Dipolog City.
According to the victim’s neighbor, Bertchan Calumbre there were three (3) unidentified motor riding suspects riding an XRM motorcycle, color black and white combination, with no plate number attached, wearing jackets and face mask suddenly stopped along the highway near the house of the victim coming from east direction, then the two (2) back riders alighted therefrom and proceeded to the victim’s house. After a while he (the witness) heard three (3) gunshots and the two (2) unidentified perpetrators hurriedly rode back to the said motorcycle and speedily fled towards south direction.
Further, the victim sustained multiple gunshot wounds in the different parts of his body according to the attending physician. Dr. Narcisa Cabillo then referred the victim to Zamboanga del Norte Medical Center for further medication.
Recovered from the crime scene two (2) fired cartridge of caliber .45. The incident happened at about 8:02 AM of November 11, 2018 at Poblacion, Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte while the initial motive of the incident according to his wife, the victim was handling clients with sensitive cases.
Pursuit operation is now conducted by the PNP personnel of Sindangan MPS to locate and identify the possible suspects in coordination with the neighboring police station and friendly forces operating in the area of responsibility.(Lyza Merille Bautista)