DRIVE-BY KILLING. A video grab from a closed-circuit television camera shows a gunman shooting at Ali Gampong, chairperson of Barangay Tiguma in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur on Thursday (June 24, 2021). The police launched a probe to unmask the gunman and his accomplice in the attack. (Video grab photo by Leah D. Agonoy)
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – Police officers are investigating the killing of a barangay official in this city in broad daylight on Thursday.
Lt. Col. Noah Aniversario, city police chief, on Friday identified the victim as Ali Gampong, chairperson of Barangay Tiguma here.
Aniversario said initial investigation showed that Ali was driving home when shot by a lone gunman aboard a passing vehicle.
A video captured by a closed-circuit television camera (CCTV) showed that Ali was repeatedly shot by a rifle-wielding attacker seated at the back of a pick-up truck that got alongside the driver side of Ali’s car.
Residents near the place of the incident rushed Ali to the Aisah Hospital in Barangay San Pedro but he was declared dead on arrival by the attending physician.
Ali became the village chief of Tiguma by succession following the death of Rou dela Cruz, the elected barangay chairperson.
Dela Cruz was shot and killed at the fish section of the local public market on June 20, 2019. (PNA)
