2 teens, 2 others shot dead

MANILA, Philippines — A 14-year-old boy and three other persons have been gunned down in Isabela, Rizal and Pangasinan.

Harold Gazmin was playing at a computer shop in Barangay Centro, Cabatuan, Isabela when unidentified men shot him three times in the head on Tuesday.

Senior Inspector Prospero Agonoy, Cabatuan police chief, said Gazmin was not on the drug watchlist, but was involved in several street fights in the town last year.

In Pangasinan, laborer Dexter Untalan, 19, alias Dikdik, was walking in Sitio Talitnong, Barangay Ambonao, Calasiao when he was shot also on Tuesday.

Untalan suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was declared dead on arrival at the Pangasinan Provincial Hospital.

Police said the victim is the son of a drug suspect detained at the Dagupan City jail. He was also a suspect in several theft cases in his barangay.

Two unidentified men were shot along Marilaque road in Barangay Pinugay, Baras, Rizal yesterday.

Prior to the shooting, witnesses said a van was seen roaming around the area.

In Batangas, Ricky Villafria was found dead in Barangay Sto. Niño, Batangas also on Tuesday. Ernesto Buensalida’s body, which bore hack wounds, was found along the road in Barangay Santol, Mataasnakahoy on Monday.

A man who has yet to be identified was found dead in a trash can along Paliparan road, Barangay Molino 4, Bacoor, Cavite before dawn yesterday.

Investigations into the killings are ongoing. – Emmanuel Tupas, Raymund Catindig, Ed Amoroso, Eva Visperas