A police officer was shot dead by an unidentified gunman after he was invited by a friend to attend a wake in Taguig City Thursday night.
Police identified the victim as Patrolman Ralph Aquino, 31, assigned to the Police Community Precinct 8 of Taguig City Police.
The Southern Police District said the incident occurred around 10 p.m. on Paso Street in Old Cemetery, Barangay Bagumbayan, Taguig City.
Police said Aquino was fetched by a certain “Toto” from the residence of a certain “Irene” to attend a wake.
While on the street, investigators said that the police officer was shot once in the head by an unidentified armed man, killing him on the spot.
Police are still conducting follow-up investigation to determine the motive behind the killing. (Dhel Nazario, Jean Fernando)
