CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – A barangay kagawad or councilor was shot dead in Barangay Victoria, Alaminos City, Pangasinan on Wednesday, July 3.
Police Major Jairilyn Camangian, Alaminos City deputy chief of police, identified the victim as Recto “Romeo” Tabua, 57, kagawad of Barangay Victoria.
Camangian said Tabua was sitting in a covered basketball court when a man wearing black helmet, black jacket, and black denim pants onboard a black motorcycle appeared and shot him multiple times in the back.
The suspect fled and police took the victim to the hospital where he was declared.
Lawmen recovered three empty shells of a handgun from the crime scene and reviewing surveillance cameras in the area to identify the gunman.