CAMP SIMEON A. OLA, Legazpi City—A 56-year-old village chief died after an unidentified gunman shot him while he was parking his motorcycle in front of their house in Barangay Cabangcalan, Placer, Masbate at 2 a.m. Saturday.
A police report identified the victim as barangay captain Jonathan Sullera, who was shot by the suspect with a .45-caliber pistol.
Sullera died in front of his wife, who immediately sought the assistance of other village officials.
The wife said she could not identify the suspect because it was too dark.
The report said the couple had just come from Sitio Francisco, where they joined in the celebration of its community feast.
Police are now investigating whether the incident is election-related or not since Sullera was known to support a local town candidate.
