BAGUIO CITY – A 55-year old widow died after she was shot dead while sleeping inside her room at Purok 27, Irisan, here, Monday dawn.
Police authorities identified the fatality as Jacqueline Lutong Gayadan, 55, native of Cervantes, Ilocos Sur, widow, and resident of Purok 27, San Carlos Heights, Baguio City.
Initial police investigation showed that the victim allegedly arrived in the city from Cervantes, Ilocos Sur and decided to sleep inside her room.
However, after several hours, concerned family members heard several gunshot wounds inside their residence and when they went out to see what happened, they saw the victim sprawled bloodied on her bed with blood oozing from her head due to an alleged gunshot wound.
Probers are still ascertaining the motive behind the victim’s brutal murder and are now conducting an in-depth investigation on the said incident.
Elements of the Scene of the Crime Operation (SOCO) are still processing the crime scene as of press time to gather additional pieces of evidence that will help in the identification of the suspect behind the said incident.
By Dexter A. See