ZAMBOANGA CITY – American vlogger Elliot Eastman was killed by his abductors on the night he was kidnapped, a statement released by the Police Regional Office-9 here said on Thursday, Dec. 5.
The PRO-9 said Eastman’s death was confirmed by witnesses who claimed that he sustained two bullet wounds when he tried to resist his captors.
He reportedly died on board the motor banca used by the kidnappers to escape and his body was thrown overboard by his captors when they realized that he had died.
Eastman’s body remains missing, the PRO-9 said.
The Critical Incident Management Task Group-Eastman filed complaints for kidnapping and serious illegal detention last Oct. 29 against his four kidnappers.
Authorities arrested one of the suspects on Nov. 18 while two remain on the run.
Investigation is still ongoing for the resolution of the case, PRO-9 said.
Eastman, a vlogger, was forcibly taken from his residence in Barangay Poblacion, Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte on Oct. 17. (Liza Jocson)
