24 August 2005
Truck driver killed, 2 helpers serious in Villasis hijack try
VILLASIS – A truck driver was killed and his two helpers wounded when they were assaulted by four persons who attempted to rob them or hijack their vehicle along the national highway in the village of Bacag here at 5 a.m. last Wedneday.
Police Inspector Brandon Palisoc, newly assumed chief of police of Villasis, identified the fatality as Johnny Espina of Macatling in Sta. Rosa, Laguna who died on the spot from several bullet wounds.
Wounded and still unconscious while being treated in a local hospital were Victor Amodia and Rommel Yago, both helpers, who allegedly fought the attackers and were also shot in different parts of their bodies.
Investigation showed the 10-wheeler truck of the victim was parked along the roadside where they spent the night when a van, allegedly an Isuzu Crosswind, stopped at the back of their vehicle. Three men alighted from the van with drawn handguns and announced a holdup, said Palisoc.
Both Amodia and Yago fought back however prompting the armed men to open fire on them.
Palisoc said it appeared that the suspects were not able to get anything from the victims. They sped away towards the direction of Manila.
He said that based on the bullets fired by the suspects, it is possible that two or more firearms were used in the shooting.
Palisoc and his men chased the suspects till Dau in Mabalacat, Pampanga but their efforts proved futile.
Police Inspector Brandon Palisoc, newly assumed chief of police of Villasis, identified the fatality as Johnny Espina of Macatling in Sta. Rosa, Laguna who died on the spot from several bullet wounds.
Wounded and still unconscious while being treated in a local hospital were Victor Amodia and Rommel Yago, both helpers, who allegedly fought the attackers and were also shot in different parts of their bodies.
Investigation showed the 10-wheeler truck of the victim was parked along the roadside where they spent the night when a van, allegedly an Isuzu Crosswind, stopped at the back of their vehicle. Three men alighted from the van with drawn handguns and announced a holdup, said Palisoc.
Both Amodia and Yago fought back however prompting the armed men to open fire on them.
Palisoc said it appeared that the suspects were not able to get anything from the victims. They sped away towards the direction of Manila.
He said that based on the bullets fired by the suspects, it is possible that two or more firearms were used in the shooting.
Palisoc and his men chased the suspects till Dau in Mabalacat, Pampanga but their efforts proved futile.
