65-yr.-old farmer shot dead in Lubuagan, Kalinga

Lubuagan, Kalinga – A senior citizen farmer who went to his rice field early morning of Thursday was found dead with gunshot wounds at Palijog, Mabilong.

The 65-year-old man identified as Joseph Guilloy Jaime went to his farm around 2:00 a.m. this April 13 to irrigate his crops, according to initial investigation of the police.

At around 7:30 a.m., however, the man’s family proceeded to check on him after allegedly being alerted of a gunfire being heard at their farm.

Arriving at the place, the family found the victim drenched in his own blood. The senior citizen was later brought to Kalinga District Hospital for post mortem examination.

Investigation of the case is ongoing and authorities are currently establishing the motive behind the incident.

This is a developing story.

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