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35-year-old volleyball coach shot dead while training at a gym in Davao City

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Nov 15
IncidentsLocation Davao CityOccurredNov 12, 2026

35-year-old volleyball coach shot dead while training at a gym in Davao City

📌 On the early evening of Thursday, November 12, a 35-year-old volleyball coach who was training high school athletes at a gym in Barangay Bago Gallera, Davao City, Mindanao, was shot in the head by a gunman and died. The two suspects fled on a motorcycle, and police are tracing their identities through CCTV.


■ How the incident unfolded
· According to PhilNews, the scene was Suhai Gym in Purok 4, and the victim was a volleyball team coach for the Davao Regional Athletic Association (Davraa).
· Two men arrived on a motorcycle, and one of them, wearing a mask, black clothes, and a cap, went inside the gym and shot the coach in the head with a .45-caliber pistol. The other waited outside on the motorcycle.
· The suspects then fled together right away.

■ Investigation and current status
· The chief of the Baliok police station, which has jurisdiction, said the motive for the killing has not yet been determined. The Davao City police director is personally overseeing the investigation.
· Police are using CCTV footage to identify the two suspects and determine the motive, and there is no news of an arrest yet.

■ Notice for residents and travelers
· Facilities with people coming and going, such as gyms and schools, need to manage access by checking on unfamiliar visitors.
· If you see anything suspicious, such as two people on a motorcycle loitering in the area, report it to the police (911) right away.

■ Source
PhilNews (11/14)

■ Photos
· 1. Blurred photo of the gym shooting scene — PhilNews
· 2. File photo · photo of a man — tonite.abante.com.ph

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