A barangay councilor in Alaminos town in Laguna province was shot and killed on Thursday.
The Region 4A police reported that ‘Darwin,’ 55, a councilman in Barangay Poblacion 4, was seated inside his sari-sari (small family-run convenience) store at 6:45 p.m. when two males arrived and, without any provocation, one of them repeatedly shot the victim using a handgun.
After the shooting, the gunman fled on a black motorcycle driven by his accomplice.
The victim sustained gunshot wounds on different parts of his body and was rushed to a hospital in neighboring San Pablo City, but was declared dead on arrival.
Investigators were checking if there was a security camera around the crime scene for possible identification of the gunman and his accomplice.
Police have yet to establish the motive behind the killing