LEGAZPI CITY -- A village chief in Sorsogon City, Sorsogon province was gunned down Wednesday night by unidentified persons believed to be members of the New People’s Army (NPA).
Oscar Jetomo, head of Barangay (village) Marinas, was shot dead in his residence at about 8:45 p.m. Wednesday after at least three persons supposedly seeking assistance approached him.
Sorsogon Police director, Senior Supt. Marlo Tejada, in a phone interview Thursday, said as the victim met the suspects, two of them drew their pistols and shot him at close range.
He said police investigators are looking at two angles as the possible motive for the murder – first is that the NPA suspects Jetomo to be a military asset, and second is personal grudge.
Barangay Marinas is a remote village in Sorsogon City, located in the vicinity of Casiguran and Gubat towns. (PNA)
