Cop, 4 others hurt in Cotabato clash – BusinessWorld Online
COTABATO CITY — Four civilians and a policeman were hurt in a shootout involving supporters of two rival political quarters in Barangay Rosary Heights 10 in this city on Sunday night.
Senior officials of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division and the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region told reporters on Monday morning that the incident left Corporal Deniel G. Gabucayan of the Cotabato City Police Mobile Force Company-Cotabato City Police Office and four individuals wounded.
The injured Mr. Gabucayan, Jomar K. Salik, Johaita S. Kanakan, Dennis D. Mamalangkay and Jomar M. Maton were all immediately brought to a hospital by policemen and government emergency responders for treatment.
Lt. Col. Roden R. Orbon, spokesman of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division, and Col. Jibin M. Bongcayao, Cotabato City police director, had separately told reporters that personnel of the Marine Battalion Landing Team-5 and policemen detained more than 30 male suspects reportedly involved in the gunfight.
Barangay officials and villagers had said that the two groups are identified with each of two regional political parties that pitted candidates for elective positions in Cotabato City. — John Felix M. Unson
