Former village chair shot dead in Pangasinan


CALASIAO, Pangasinan – A former barangay captain was gunned down in Barangay San Miguel here on Sunday morning, Nov. 3.

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Police identified the victim as Dexter Doria Jimenez, 58, former barangay chairman of Barangay Gabon here.

Investigation said Doria and his wife, Marites, 61, had just left the area with their friend, Marifel Esperito Hizon, onboard a black Toyota Innova with license plates NOL-331 when a sedan arrived.

The car stopped beside them and two men alighted and shot the victim who died on the spot.

Jimenez’s wife was wounded and taken to a hospital. Hizon was unscathed.

Police are looking at surveillance cameras in the area and conducting follow-up operations.