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Village chief, husband shot dead

Francis Elevado, Celso Amo - The Philippine Star
March 13, 2017 | 12:00am

LEGAZPI CITY , Philippines  – Unidentified assailants shot dead a barangay captain and her husband in Uson, Masbate on Saturday afternoon.

Leny Bon, 33, of Barangay Aurora, and her husband Marlon, 40, were on a motorcycle when they were killed along the highway at around 6 p.m., according to Senior Inspector Malou Calubaquib, Bicol police spokesperson.

Probers recovered bullet shells for an M-16 rifle at the crime scene.

Police have yet to identify the assailant and determine the motive for the killing.   

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