CAGAYAN – The municipal administrator of Lasam town here was found dead with bullet wounds in different parts of the body on national highway in Barangay Callao Norte, Lasam town, early Sunday morning.
Police Regional Office 2 (PRO-2) information officer Lt. Col. Andree Abella identified the victim as Benjamin Augustos Agatep, 55, a resident of Callao Sur, Lasam town.
Abella said the police received a call at around 5 a.m. Sunday, informing them that a man was found lying in a pool of blood in Barangay Callao Norte.
Philippine National Police (PNP) and Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) operatives rushed to the scene and found Agatep’s body with bullet wounds.
Witnesses could not identify the assailants whom they saw fleeing on a motorcycle after the incident.
“Mukhang planado ang pamamaril sa biktima dahil routine na ng biktima ang magbisekleta at may bitbit din itong baril na hindi na naiputok, “ Abella said.
Probers are still investigating the incident. (Liezle Basa Iñigo)
