Quiapo barangay captain shot dead
MANILA, Philippines — Police are looking into illegal drugs as a possible motive for the killing of a barangay captain in Quiapo, Manila on Wednesday night.
Abubakar Sharief, 33, chairman of Barangay 384, Zone 39, District 3, and other local officials were manning a checkpoint along Globo de Oro street when armed men arrived and opened fire at around 11 p.m.
Probers said they are not discounting the possibility that Sharief’s killing was drug-related.
Sharief died at the scene from gunshots to the head and body.
Councilman Malik Abdulah, 38, suffered a gunshot to the leg and was taken to the San Juan de Dios Hospital for treatment, according to Manila Police District Station 9 commander Lt. Col. Reynaldo Magdaluyo.
The assailants fled on foot after the attack, Magdaluyo said.
Police said they recovered at least 36 empty M16 rifle bullets at the scene.
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