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05-22-2007, 11:37 AM
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – Just two days after his proclamation, re-elected Mayor Philip Velasco of Bacarra, Ilocos Norte was killed along with a town councilor by a lone gunman, who was later shot dead by the mayor’s security aide, turning a town fiesta into a night of chaos last Sunday.
Three others, including a nine-year-old boy, were wounded by stray bullets after the suspect approached Velasco and other provincial officials who won seats in the May 14 elections, then shot the mayor several times inside the municipal auditorium, said Chief Superintendent Leopoldo Bataoil, regional police chief.
The public officials were among the guests in the coronation program highlighting the celebration of the town’s annual farmers’ festival.
The suspect, who remained unidentified as of yesterday, was fatally shot by a member of Velasco’s close-in security detail as he tried to flee the packed auditorium, police said.
“We’re questioning several witnesses at the scene and looking at all possible motives behind the killing of the mayor, including politics,” Bataoil said.
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http://www.philstar.com/index.php?p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=3702
rest in peace.
Three others, including a nine-year-old boy, were wounded by stray bullets after the suspect approached Velasco and other provincial officials who won seats in the May 14 elections, then shot the mayor several times inside the municipal auditorium, said Chief Superintendent Leopoldo Bataoil, regional police chief.
The public officials were among the guests in the coronation program highlighting the celebration of the town’s annual farmers’ festival.
The suspect, who remained unidentified as of yesterday, was fatally shot by a member of Velasco’s close-in security detail as he tried to flee the packed auditorium, police said.
“We’re questioning several witnesses at the scene and looking at all possible motives behind the killing of the mayor, including politics,” Bataoil said.
full story:
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=3702
rest in peace.