Pubdate: Thu, 24 Nov 2005
Source: Mindanao Times (Philippines)
Copyright: 2005 Mindanao Times.
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Author: Salvador M. Sucayre, Jr.
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GUNMAN KILLS EX-DETAINEE

A man was killed yesterday, two days after he was released from the
Davao City Jail where he served a one year jail term for drug charges.

Eleazar Mendoza alias "Payking", 26, resident of Isla Verde, Barangay
31-D, was shot dead at 3 pm at Isla Verde but an unidentified gunman.

According to PO2 Jeremias Cunanan of the Sta.Ana Police Precinct,
residents heard one gun shot and that when they verified its source,
they saw Mendoza lying on the ground bathed in blood.

The victim was said to be riding a black bicycle in an alley when an
unidentified gunman shot him fatally.

Mendoza sustained a gun shot wound on the left portion of his neck
which exited on the lower portion of his right ear.

Residents refuse to testify saying that they also feared for their
lives.

Mendoza's mother Asuncion admitted that her son was a drug user before
and was already detained at the Davao City Jail for almost a year but
the victim had already mended his ways and distanced himself from
illegal drugs.

Mendoza was the 123rd victim of summary killings this year.

On Tuesday, Rodolfo Morre who was accused of a series of robbery cases
and who was just released from the Sta. Ana Police Precinct was
stabbed to death inside the jeepney where he was riding with his mother.

The Coalition Against Summary Execution (CASE) condemned the series of
killings that both happened under the jurisdiction of the Sta.Ana
Police Precinct. They reported that  Mendoza was the 149th victim of
summary execution in the city. 
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