CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – An Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) deacon and three other persons were killed in separate violent incidents in Pampanga, Nueva Ecija and Zambales over the weekend, authorities here reported yesterday.
Police identified the victims as Benedict Balajadia, 34, a businessman and INC deacon, of Barangay San Juan Baño, Arayat, Pampanga, Renante Codera, 38, of Jaen, Nueva Ecija, Christopher Solis, 43, of Bongabon, Nueva Ecija and Yasir Muslimin, 40, of Masinloc, Zambales.
Balajadia was shot at point blank range by unidentified motorcycle-riding suspects while on his way home past 1 p.m. on board a red Honda TMX with sidecar (9284-RA) along Arayat-Magalang Road, Brgy. Telapayong, Arayat town.
Except for Codera, police said the suspects behind the gunslays of Balajadia, Solis and Muslimin were unidentified.
Codera’s attacker was identified as Eliseo Cruda, 48, of Brgy. Purlod, Jaen, Nueva Ecija, who was arrested by responding cops.
Solis was busy attending to his store, police said, when gunned down by a lone attacker who posed as customer. The victim died of lone gunshot wound in the head.
Muslimin was shot dead in front of his residence at Sitio Balogo Highway, Brgy. Inhobol, Masinloc, Zambales by unidentified armed men believed to be communist rebels.
Police said all the incidents are under investigation by authorities in respective areas to determine the motive behind the killings. (Jess Malabanan)
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