Sunday, November 6, 2011

Filipino Gold Panner

A gold panner and his two- year old daughter were shot dead while
asleep at their residence Thursday night in Barangay Kinayan, Barobo,
Surigao del Sur, police said.

Caraga Police Regional Information Office report identified the
massacre victims as Bienvenido Tamosa, 34, married, gold panner and
daughter Princess Krizha Mhae Tamosa, 2, both residents of Kinayan,
Barobo, Surigao del Sur.

Police said prior to the incident, victim Bienvenido Tamosa ignored
the alleged invitation of the suspected New People's Army rebels in
the area to have dialogue in the mountainous area of Barangay Tambis,
Barobo, Surigao del Sur a known "gold rush area" located at the
boundary of Agusan del Sur-Surigao del Sur provinces.

Before midnight on November 3, unidentified suspects barged into the
house of Tamosa and while asleep with his daughter, the suspects using
a Carbine rifle opened fire at the helpless victims.

Both victims bore multiple gunshot wounds in different parts of their bodies.

Recovered from the crime scene were seventeen (17) pieces of spent
shell ammunitions fired from carbine rifles.

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