BALETE, Batangas – A municipal government employee was shot dead while sleeping in the terrace of his home in Barangay Solis here Saturday.
Balete chief of police Senior Insp. Ernesto de Chavez identified the victim as Aldrin Vergara, 42.
Vergara was taken to the Daniel Mercado Medical Center in Tanauan City, this province, where he died from a bullet wound in the head.
Police recovered three empty shells for a .45 caliber pistol in the crime scene.
De Chavez said victim was tagged as a police asset as he was friendly to the police.
“Madalas kasi pag may operasyon kami sa droga, siya ang madalas napapagbintangan na nagbigay ng impormasyon,” De Chavez.
Police are thoroughly probing the incident. (Lyka Manalo)