Soldier runs amok, kills 2 in N. Cotabato
DAVAO CITY – A drunk soldier ran amok and shot dead two persons while injuring two others in Magpet town, North Cotabato on New Year’s Eve, authorities said Tuesday.
The Army’s 10th Infantry Division (ID) said suspect Sgt. Alin Anthony Jimenez is affiliated with the Army’s 10th Civil-Military Operations Battalion (10CMOBn).
The 10CMOBn operates under the operational control (OPCON) of the Joint Task Force Haribon.
On Monday, the 10CMOBn commander turned over Jimenez, of Bgy. Patag, Cagayan de Oro City, to the Magpet police.
Police report said Jimenez, who was apparently drunk, got involved in an altercation with a person who checked him because he was driving a motorcycle without a license plate at Crossing Matas in Magpet.
Jimenez then left and came back with a pistol and opened fire on people standing near a burger store, killing Eljey Repolidon on the spot.
Another victim, Jesson Torres, later died in the hospital, while others were wounded.
Cases of double murder and double frustrated murder are being readied for filing in court against Jimenez. Philippine News Agency
