BY DANNY ESTACIO
BAY, Laguna – A Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) land inspector was shot dead Friday afternoon by a motorcycle-riding gunman while driving his car in Barangay Masaya, this town.
According to police report, the victim, Joseph Erwin Mata Blanca, 43, a resident of Barangay II-C, San Pablo City, Laguna, sustained a gunshot wound in the neck. He died on arrival at the Global Care Medical Center of Bay.
The victim was driving a Nissan Sentra car, which slowed down due to a hump, around 5:30 p.m when the gunman suddenly appeared and shot him, according to Police Major Jose Tucio, chief of Bay Municipal Station.
The suspect fled on board a blue motorcycle toward Calauan town, Laguna. He was wearing a blue t-shirt, according to police report. Probers said they were trying to establish the motive behind the killing. (Danny Estacio)
