A team, composed of Investigation and Detective Management Branch (IDMB), City Public Safety Management Command and the Sasa Police Precinct, arrested a suspect involved in the shooting of an officer of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Davao City chapter Sunday evening.
Authorities arrested one Rogelio Penafiel, 27, a security guard and resident of Purok Dancing Lady, Barangay Saging, Makilala, North Cotabato. He was tagged in the shooting of lawyer Cres Dan Bangoy, the vice president of the IBP Davao. He was accosted in a house at Phase III, NHA Bangkal around 9:30 p.m. Sunday.
Sr. Insp. Ranulfo Cabanog, head of the Case Tracker Team of IDMB, said Penafiel was identified by the taxi driver as the same person who boarded his taxi, drew a firearm and shot Bangoy. Penafiel's arrest stemmed from a series of follow-up investigations.
Cabanog said an artist sketch of Penafiel was earlier released to the public. He was then described as heavily built, stood at 5'2 and was wearing a blue T-shirt.
Silverio Caballo, driver of Maligaya Taxi Company, surfaced at the Sasa Police Precinct last Thursday to deny any participation in the crime.
Cabanog said around 7:30 p.m. of June 3, Bangoy was about to enter his house in Bell Air Landmark, Barangay Sasa, this city when shot by Penafiel. Bangoy was then rushed to Davao Doctor's Hospital for a gunshot wound in his arm. Doctors declared him out of danger as of presstime.
Members of the Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) gathered a shell and bullet from a .45 caliber pistol at the scene.
Investigators said they are still looking into the motive of the attempted slay and hunting down the suspect's accomplice, identified only as Lito. (PNA)
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