By Teofilo P. Garcia, Jr.
ZAMBOANGA CITY, (PNA) -– The police are conducting a thorough investigation to unmask the killers of a town official in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay.
The incident took place around 9 p.m. Wednesday in Barangay Libertad, Tungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay, according to Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) information officer, Chief Insp. Ariel Huesca.
Huesca identified the fatality as Atty. Jocelyn Luna, the information officer of Tungawan municipality.
Huesca said Luna was shot to death by two gunmen armed with M-16 Armalite rifle while the victim was at her residential compound.
Tungawan Mayor Randy Climaco said the victim had just arrived home and was about to enter her residence when shot by the suspects.
“She just arrived home from the Western Mindanao State University (WMSU)-Extension Campus,” Climaco said, citing the victim was also teaching aside from being the municipal information officer.
Climaco said the victim is about to assume as the new Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Officer (MENRO).
Huesca said all possible motives are being look into as investigation continues.