PIKIT, Cotabato — A 40-year-old man was shot dead by unidentified gunmen while travelling along a provincial road in Barangay Ladtingan, Pikit, Cotabato, on Wednesday morning, November 11, 2026, marking another shooting incident in the municipality.
The victim was identified as Petah Delna, a married man with children and a resident of Sitio Blah, Barangay Manaulanan, within the Special Geographic Area (SGA) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
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Initial information gathered from residents indicated that Delna was riding a black Honda XRM motorcycle and travelling from Barangay Manaulanan towards the town proper of Pikit when he was attacked along the Provincial Road in Barangay Ladtingan.
The shooting reportedly occurred shortly after 8 a.m. The victim sustained multiple gunshot wounds and died at the scene due to the severity of his injuries.
The circumstances surrounding the attack, including how the assailants approached the victim and their possible escape route, have yet to be established based on the available information.
Authorities are conducting an investigation to identify and locate the perpetrators and determine the motive behind the killing. No suspects have been publicly identified, and no possible motive has been confirmed as of the initial report.
The latest shooting adds to the reported cases of gun violence in the area, raising renewed concerns over public safety, particularly among residents who regularly use provincial roads connecting communities within Pikit and the neighboring areas of the Special Geographic Area.
Investigators are expected to establish the sequence of events leading to the attack and determine whether the killing was targeted or stemmed from another circumstance. Further details remain subject to official police findings.