BACOLOD CITY – A police officer was gunned down Tuesday night by two unidentified men on a motorcycle at Barangay Tapon Norte B, San Jose, Negros Oriental.
Police identified the slain cop as Executive Master Sergeant Roldan Esmajer, 47, of the said village.
According to an initial report from Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (Norppo), the victim was riding his motorcycle on his way to San Jose Municipal Police Station, where he was assigned, when a motorcycle tailed him around 7 p.m.
The motorcycle, according to some bystanders, was moving closer to the victim and one of them allegedly shot him three times.
The gunmen on board a black Raider 150 were wearing jackets and black helmets.
Esmajer sustained three gunshot wounds in the abdomen and chest. He was rushed to Silliman Medical Center in Dumaguete City where he expired 45 minutes later.
Police have yet to determine the motive behind the killing. (Glazyl Masculino)