POLICE PROBE. Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar (2nd from left) Friday (Feb. 19, 2021) orders an in-depth probe over the killing of Luisabel Agustin Lee, 48, the finance manager of the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company in Zamboanga City. Salazar and Col. Rexmel Reyes, Zamboanga City Police Office director (right), visit the victim's wake at the Saint Peter's Memorial Homes. (Photo courtesy of the City Hall Public Information Office)
ZAMBOANGA CITY--Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar ordered Friday an in-depth investigation over the killing of a soft drink firm executive in this southern port city.
A still-unidentified gunman killed Luisabel Agustin Lee, 48, the finance manager of the Pepsi-Cola bottling plant in Barangay Culianan here, on Thursday afternoon.
Salazar and Col. Rexmel Reyes, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) director, visited the victim's wake on Friday and assured the family that the local government is exerting all means to resolve the case.
Reyes said Lee, who sustained a gunshot wound in the chest, was rushed by relatives to the hospital, but was declared dead on arrival by the attending physician.
Investigators recovered a deformed slug at the driver’s seat while the car’s dash camera was referred to the Police Anti-Cyber Crime Office-9 for analysis.
Reyes said all possible motives are being considered that could lead to the solution of the case.
Meanwhile, Second District Congressman Manuel Jose Dalipe II, the victim's cousin, called on the police authorities to leave no stone unturned in the investigation.
The incident happened a stone-throw away from Dalipe’s residence. (PNA)
