Standup comic Gold Dagal killed in Pampanga shooting

Standup comedian Gold Dagal was killed in a shooting incident in Angeles City, Pampanga over the weekend, according to the police and his family.

Based on a police report,  the 38-year-old comedian was sitting inside a beer house when one of three male suspects approached and shot him several times before fleeing.

Dagal was still alive when he was rushed to the Angeles University Foundation Medical Center.

However, his mother Jocelyn Cruz said in a Facebook post Monday that her son passed away nine hours after he was shot.

“Someone shot my only son in the face which caused his death 9 hrs later. Doctors tried to revive him each time he would have cardiac arrest, which happened more than 10x. My son is gone,” she said.

She believes that the person behind the killingl was offended by her son’s jokes.

“A hired killer ended his life and made sure he does not survive. Why this happened? I know those he offended with his jokes during one of his stints in his stand-up comedy shows, had planned to end his life like how they constantly threatened,” she added. 

GMA News Online has asked the Philippine National Police, Police Regional Office 3, and Angeles City Police for a police report and updates on the case but they have yet to respond as of posting time. —RF, GMA Integrated News