A soldier from the Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion (IB) was shot and injured by two assailants in Barangay Palampas, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, on Monday, February 17.
Sergeant Alfort Servidad Tito, 40, of Barangay Bato, Sagay City, Negros Occidental, was riding his motorcycle toward San Carlos City when the two suspects shot him, according to Lieutenant Dan Carlo Samoza, Civil-Military Officer of the 79th IB.
Tito sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to San Carlos City Hospital. He was later transferred to a hospital in Bacolod City, the police report stated.
San Carlos City police conducted a pursuit operation and apprehended the two suspects, identified as Jobert Gimarangan Salazar, alias “Jojo,” 31, of Barangay San Benito, Calatrava, and Alfie Sayo Raganas, alias “Dondon,” 42, of Barangay Suba, Calatrava. The suspects are currently in custody.
During the arrest, police seized P1.1 million worth of suspected shabu and marijuana as well as firearms, a grenade, and ammunition. The Army is cooperating with the police in the ongoing investigation.