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Ex-village chief gunned down

Cesar Ramirez - The Philippine Star
December 6, 2023 | 12:00am
Ex-village chief gunned down
Reynaldo Escobar Jr., 51, of Barangay Tanggal-Sawang, Umingan, was declared dead on arrival at the Eastern Pangasinan District Hospital in nearby Tayug town.
STAR / File

SAN QUINTIN, Pangasinan, Philippines — A former barangay chairman was shot dead by unidentified assailants in this town on Monday.

Reynaldo Escobar Jr., 51, of Barangay Tanggal-Sawang, Umingan, was declared dead on arrival at the Eastern Pangasinan District Hospital in nearby Tayug town.

Reports said the victim was on his way home on a motorcycle when he was killed by the assailants who were waiting for him to pass by in Barangay Bolintaguen.

The assailants fled on a waiting motorcycle.

Probers have yet to determine the motive for the killing.

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