A man was shot and wounded by an unidentified assailant while sleeping at a Purok leader’s residence Tuesday dawn, March 3, 2020 in Sta. Maria, this city.
Regional Police Information Officer P/Major Helen Galvez identified the victim as Arjimar Malinjaman y Jawari, 19 years old, single of Riverdale Drive, Brgy Tetuan, Zamboanga City.
Initial investigation disclosed that the victim asked to pass the night and slept at the residence of certain Girly Birondon, a purok leader of Purok 4, Villa, Barangay Sta Maria, when an unidentified person wearing a jacket with hat entered the house and shot the victim without provocation.
Galvez said the victim sustained a lone gunshot wound on his lower right jaw. He was rushed to Zamboanga City Medical Center for medical attention.
Investigators are still conducting a thorough investigation of the incident for possible arrest of the suspect and possible motive of the incident, Galvez claimed.