Pastor gunned down in Ilocos Norte

LAOAG CITY – A pastor in Bangui, Ilocos Norte is now being carefully treated at an undisclosed hospital after gunmen fired at him on Thursday.

Dodie Gaces of the Great Commission Ministry, Inc. was reportedly playing piano with his daughter in their home in Barangay Taguiporo in Bangui town when gunmen sprung from nowhere and pumped bullets at them close range.

The pastor’s daughter was not hit but Gaces sustained a bullet wound from a .45 caliber firearm on his chest exiting at his back.

 Ilocos Norte policemen have no suspect yet, and neither could talk about what might have been the motive of the pastor’s killers.

Meanwhile, Ilocos Norte police director Senior Superintendent Roman Felix has been relieved from his post after complaints of unceasing killings and other crimes in the province of late.

It was not known who took over the police command after Felix, but police officials said it was just a regular rotation of police officers since Felix had been in Ilocos Norte for two years. – Artemio Dumlao