BY TARA YAP
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ILOILO CITY – A cop was killed Monday night by armed men identifying themselves as members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Tubungan town, Iloilo province.
Police identified the victim as Master Sergeant Arnel Paurillo, assigned to the Tubungan Municipal Police Station (Tubungan MPS).
Tubungan MPS Chief Lieutenant Jose Romel Samson said Paurillo was killed by four armed men in Teniente Benito village while waiting for an intelligence operative to arrest a wanted person.
Citing witnesses, Samson said the four NPA rebels shot Paurillo several times without any provocation. The cop died on the spot.
Police Regional Office (PRO-6) Director Brigadier General Rene Pamuspusan ordered for an indepth investigation on Paurillo’s death.
Meanwhile, the IPPO hierarchy has condemned Paurillo’s killing.
“We are deeply saddened by the death of Master Sergeant Paurillo in the course of fulfilling his duty to enforce the law and fight criminality,” said IPPO director Colonel Paul Kenneth Lucas.
