Man shot dead

A man who was asked by a neighbor to shoot any chicken if it entered his backyard was instead shot dead last Friday in barangay Tinbudan, Daanbatayan town.

Jovito Payao, 37, married, and a resident of the place, was lent an airgun by neighbor Francisco Pepito. Pepito told SPO1 Carlos Cordino he last saw Payao sitting on a bamboo bench waiting for chickens.

A few minutes later, he heard bursts of gunfire and saw Payao falling from the bench.

Pepito took Payao to hospital in a "trisikad." However, Payao died on the way.

Dr. Nicomedes Javel ,the attending physician, said Payao was shot by an airgun, a pellet remained lodged in his throat. - Flor Z.Perolina