BAGUIO CITY—Mayor Mauricio Domogan said the Korean community in this city has raised some P300,000 as reward to whoever could provide investigators information that will lead to the arrest of the suspect in the brutal murder of a Korean businessman at Upper Pinget on Saturday.
“We are deeply saddened over the occurrence of the untoward incident which might taint the good image of the city as a peaceful place to live, study, work and do business,” Domogan said.
“We hope that our police investigators will be able to identify and subsequently arrest the perpetrator of the crime so that we will be able to restore the trust and confidence of our foreign investors to our ability to solve crimes that are committed against them,” he added.
The 51-year-old Korean trader, Jeon Jun Seo, was killed while live-in partner, Chris Joy Perez, was injured after they were fired upon by a still unidentified lone gunman at Upper Pinget.
Initial police investigation showed Seo and Perez were on board their vehicle while travelling along Upper Pinget when the still unidentified gunman fired several rounds.