BY LIEZLE BASA INIGO
SUAL, Pangasinan – A police officer was shot dead while riding a motorcycle on his way to duty along Zigzag Road in Poblacion, Sual, Pangasinan, Monday morning.
Sual Police investigator Staff Sgt. Rennon Mislang identified the victim as Cpl. Reynald Reyes, 29, a member of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team of Police Regional Office Cordillera.
The cop, a resident of Sitio Labrang, Poblacion, Anda, Pangasinan, sustained gunshot wounds in the left portion of the head and left leg, according to police report.
Responding Sual policemen found Reyes bloodied with his red black Yamaha Sniper 150 motorcycle at about 9:40 a.m. on Zigzag Road. The incident was initially reported as a vehicular accident.
Mislang was rushed to Sual Primary Care Infirmary in Caoayan, Sual, but he died 30 minutes after.
The attending nurse recovered two slugs when the victim’s helmet was removed.
“Sinikap pa ng nurse na i-revive ang biktima pero makalipas ng ilang minuto ay binawian ng buhay,” the investigator said. (Liezle Basa Inigo)
