Construction worker shot dead after being mistakenly identified as robber by Pampanga cop
By Sydney Antoinette Alipao
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| PHOTO: Philippine Star |
In a case of mistaken identity, a construction worker was
shot dead by a police officer following a robbery-holdup suspect in Sta. Rita,
Pampanga, Saturday night.
The investigation identified the victim as Federico
Pineda,29, who happened to show resemblance from the descriptions of the
supposedly target who robbed a pisonet shop and stabbed its owners.
A dragnet operation was being done in the area of the
incident when Pineda suddenly showed up with similarities to the target making
the cop mistakenly thought is was him, said Sta. Rita Police chief Capt.
Renemer James Pornia.
“During po ng dragnet operation, bigla pong sumulpot dun po
sa area malapit po sa incident na same description po nung suspek po natin, so
ang nangyari po, finlagdown siya however, nag-evade po siya at dinisregard po
niya yung patrol officer po natin. Nagkahabulan po sila, and while 'yung
patrolman po natin is nasa motorcycle po, when he drew his firearm,
accidentally po nakalabit niya, yung victim po natin is tinamaan," Pornia
said.
According to the investigation, Pineda, who wears a white
sando similar to the target, was taking a drunk uncle home near the cockpit
arena, where the suspect allegedly went, from the birthday party of his child.
Moreover, Gov. Dennis Pineda ordered to disarm and do a
criminal and administrative proceedings against Cpl. Eframe Ramirez.
The mourning family of Pineda expressed their grievance for
the loss of Pineda.
"Pilit po naming tinatanggap pero talagang masakit po
para po para sa amin, kasi wala naman kaming alam na ginawang kasalanan ng
kapatid ko ang liit pa ng mga anak niya...sana bago siya gumawa mg hakbang o
bago siya bumaril, sana kahit sa paa nalang o kaya yung motor nalang niya yung
binaril pinuruhan niya eh," said Michelle Pagauisan, victim's sibling.
Furthermore, the robber was already arrested and the money
was seized. He is now facing robbery and frustrated homicide.
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