GUNNED DOWN. Shown in photo is Ronald Castillo, a village councilor and husband of their incumbent chair, who was gunned down in front of the barangay hall in Magsaysay Sur, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija on Monday night (June 6, 2022). Witnesses said the victim, himself a former village chief, was talking to a local peacekeeper by the roadside when suspects shot him repeatedly. (Contributed photo)
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija – A village councilor, husband of their incumbent barangay chair, was gunned down by riding in tandem suspects in front of the barangay hall in Magsaysay Sur here at around 7:50 p.m. Monday.
A police report on Tuesday identified the victim as Ronald Castillo, 51, husband of Jacqueline Castillo, chairperson of the village.
Witnesses said the victim, himself a former village chief, was talking to a local peacekeeper by the roadside when the suspects arrived and shot him repeatedly using a short firearm.
The suspects were described only as both wearing white t-shirts.
The victim was rushed to nearby Wesleyan Hospital but was declared dead upon arrival by an attending physician.
"The suspects immediately fled on board a motorcycle, heading towards the north," the police reported.
Probers, however, have yet to establish the motive behind the killing. (PNA)
