Davraa volleyball coach shot dead during practice at Bago Gallera gym

A volleyball coach with the Davao Region Athletic Association (Davraa) team was shot and killed by an unidentified gunman while leading a training session inside a gym in Barangay Bago Gallera, Davao City, early Thursday evening, November 12, according to SunStar Davao.

Police identified the victim as Randy Ultado Maravillas, 35. He was coaching high school varsity players at the time of the attack.

Maj. Fil Anthony Manlatican, chief of the Baliok Police Station, told SunStar Davao in a phone interview that two unidentified suspects arrived at the gym on a motorcycle and approached Maravillas while practice was under way.

Initial police reports show that one suspect, wearing a face mask, a black shirt, black shorts and a cap, walked into the Suhai Gym in Purok 4 and shot Maravillas in the head with a .45-caliber pistol. The second suspect allegedly waited outside on the motorcycle and acted as the getaway driver, and the two fled together after the shooting.

Maravillas suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was declared dead after the attack.

Police said they have not yet determined why the coach was targeted. "As of now, wala pa'y motive sa pagpatay (there's no motive yet for the killing)," Manlatican said.

Investigators are working to establish the circumstances of the shooting, identify the two suspects and determine a possible motive. Authorities have not released further details while the investigation continues.