Lawyer Israelito Torreon said the case of Barangay chairperson Oscar “Dodong” Bucol, who was gunned down while live streaming, is considered high profile because the persons of interest include ranking officials of the PNP and Davao del Sur.
Torreon, Bucol’s lawyer, held a press conference on Sunday morning to provide updates on the case.
Bucol was shot dead inside his garage while live streaming on Facebook on the night of November 25.
Bucol, chairman of Barangay Tres de Mayo, Digos, Davao del Sur, was attacking an elected official and a PNP official in Digos when he was gunned down.
Torreon said they have asked the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to step in and conduct a separate investigation.
“We want a fair and thorough investigation since some of the persons of interest are sitting officials in Davao del Sur. We want to make sure no cover-ups will happen and justice will be served to the grieving family,” Torreon said during the press conference.
He also requested that investigating agencies share updates on their findings and asked the Digos police to provide their initial investigation to the NBI for faster collaboration.
He said the investigations include the results of paraffin tests conducted on some Digos PNP personnel and CCTV footage.
It will be recalled that Bucol died from gunshot wounds to the chest while live streaming on his social media account.
Bucol was showing an ID of a certain John Rey Labador to his viewers when several gunshots were heard in the video.
A certain Berting Derecho reportedly went to Bucol’s residence to return a lost wallet he found on the road on his way home. Bucol was inspecting the wallet when he was shot by an unidentified gunman.
In the live video, a red Innova van was seen passing Bucol’s residence. Minutes later, gunshots rang out.
