Mayor of Ilocos Norte and his driver was found dead after being shot by an unidentified suspect.
ILOCOS NORTE – The current mayor of the Ilocos Norte was found dead with his driver after being shot by still unidentified suspect.
According to the news report of the Manila Bulletin, the municipal mayor of the Marcos Town in Ilocos Norte together with his driver who visited and inspected a project, was dead due to a gunshot.
While the mayor and his driver visited and inspected together a construction of a dam project in Barangay Mabuti, Marcos, Ilocos Norte on Saturday, they were fired with a gunshot that eventually caused their untimely death.
As mentioned on the report, the spokesperson of the Ilocos Norte Police Chief Inspector Dexter Corpuz said that the victims are Mayor Arsenio Agustin of Marcos Town and Mark Valencia, his driver.
The shooting happened around 11:40 a.m and their assailant, the one responsible of their death was still unidentified.
The soonest the possible was they were rushed to the hospital. They fought for their lives against the calling of death but unfortunately, they were declared dead upon their arrival at the medical station.
The police stations of the province were administering check points operation in order to pin down the suspect who was reportedly hid under the grassy moors right after he has done the criminal act.
Now, most of the probability upon the chances, the families of the victims are in search for justice.
Life, once taken, taken would never be returned.