BRGY. TALIGAMAN CAPTAIN’S HUSBAND ARRESTED FOR ILLEGAL FIRING OF GUN

TALIGAMAN, BUTUAN CITY – Cases of Alarm and Scandal through Discharge of Firearms and Violation of R.A 10591 or Comprehensive Law of Firearms and Ammunition filed against Florentino Intino, 53 years old, and husband of the captain of Brgy. Taligaman, for illegally firing a weapon.

Responding policemen recovered an empty shell of caliber 45 bullet at the scene of the incident.

“January 19, mga bana-bana 12:15 in the morning, naay nanawag namo diri nga naa daw nagpabuto sa Purok 2 Taligaman. So during the conduct of investigation, pagrepondi sa police, kining usa ka asawa sa atong kapitan diri sa Brgy. Taligaman. So far sa investigation, wala man tay na-recover na firearms nga gigamit sa pagpabuto. Pero nakarecover ta ug empty shell sa firearms nga gigamit,” PCAPT Rodel Dorado said, Chief of Police, Station 4.

(At around 12:15 A.M on January 19, we received a call reporting the firing of a gun at Purok 2 Taligaman. During the conduct of the investigation, the suspect was identified as the husband of the captain of Brgy. Taligaman. By far, in our investigation, we haven’t seized the weapon used, but we were able to recover an empty bullet shell of the gun used by the suspect.)

According to the police, the suspect was under the influence of alcohol, and he had argued with his drinking buddy.

“Sa result sa ilang panagbangi, ning-uli ning suspek and then pagbalik nagkuha ug pusil. Nabantayan aning biktima, niuli pud siya. Didto pud siya gipabuthan-buthan sa suspek sa ilang balay na,” PCAPT Dorado said.

(As a result of their conflict, the suspect went home, and he already had a gun when he came back. The victim went home as well after he noticed the suspect. Intino fired his weapon at the victim’s house.)

Meanwhile, Intino is in the custodial facility of Butuan City Police Station 4. Authorities are still verifying if he is a legal firearm holder.

The family of the suspect is also processing the bail for his temporary release.