3 killed in separate shooting incidents in BARMM

COTABATO CITY – Three persons were killed in separate incidents of shooting in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao on Tuesday morning, police said.

In Marawi City, according to Capt. Steffi Salanguit, police spokesperson for the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR), a long standing land dispute led to a shooting incident involving four men in Haifa Palace premises in Barangay Gadongan at about 10 a.m.

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She identified the fatality as Daud Ayo Ali, a businessman and resident of Barangay Gadongan while his companion, Ali Ansary, also a resident of Barangay Gadongan, escaped unharmed.

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Salanguit said responding police officers arrested Yahyah Tomawis, a businessman and resident of Barangay Gadongan and his companion Jalil Hadji Malic, a resident of Tagoloan, Lanao del Sur.

Investigation showed that the men accidentally met in Haifa Palace in Barangay Gadongan and engaged in a heated argument over ownership of a parcel of land.

“The argument led to the shooting that hit Daud Ayo Ali,” Salanguit said.

The shooting incident was captured on video and shared on social media.

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In Maguindanao del Norte, two men with bullet wounds were found dumped along the roadside in Barangay Taveran, Datu Odin Sinsuat town at about 5 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Salanguit said the victims remained unidentified as they carried no identity documents when found and villagers do not know them.

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Police believed that the victims were shot somewhere else and dumped along the road in Barangay Taveran.

“Both cadavers had tie wires tied around their necks. Based on the initial investigation, the bodies appeared to have been dumped at the location,” Salanguit said.

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Investigation on the two separate incidents are continuing, PRO-BAR said. /jpv