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PNP-Central Luzon performing director Brigadier Basic Benjamin Sembrano says a manhunt operation is underway as authorities start investigating attainable motives for the lethal gun assault
PAMPANGA, Philippines – Armed males shot useless a village chief inside a barangay corridor in Arayat, Pampanga, on Sunday evening, August 11.
Authorities recognized the fatality as Norberto “Mel” Lumbang, the barangay chairman of Lacquios, Arayat. The 57-year-old official, who was attacked round 8:30 pm, was serving his first time period as chairman of the barangay.
Lumbang’s killing added to the checklist of village chiefs slain in Pampanga over the previous two years. In Pampanga’s capital, San Fernando, three village chairpersons have been killed since 2022: Barangay San Pedro chairman Mat Ryan dela Cruz and his driver have been shot useless at a gasoline station final June, whereas Barangay Alasas chairman Alvin Mendoza and Barangay Santo Rosario chairman Jesus Liang have been killed in April and December 2022, respectively.
Primarily based on a report from the Police Nationwide Police (PNP) in Central Luzon, the gunmen used a black Toyota Innova multi-purpose automobile, with license plate NAU-2713. Three males have been seen stepping out of the automobile, with one capturing Lumbang a number of occasions with a protracted firearm. Police stated a fourth suspect stayed contained in the automobile.
The suspects, whose identities stay unknown, fled the crime scene after the capturing.
Police have launched a manhunt operation at the same time as they started wanting into the attainable motives for the lethal gun assault, stated Brigadier Basic Benjamin Sembrano, performing PNP-Central Luzon director.
Sembrano, who described the killing as a heinous crime, stated investigators would dig deep, “leaving no stone unturned within the pursuit of justice for Lumbang.”
He additionally known as on residents with helpful data that might assist the police clear up the case and arrest the killers to get in contact and assist authorities.
“We’ll deploy all out there sources and work tirelessly till these accountable are delivered to justice. The protection and safety of our communities stay our highest precedence,” Sembrano stated.
Rappler has sought the remark of Arayat police chief Lieutenant Colonel Freddie Webb Mercado however he has but to reply as of posting time.
Lumbang was a former chief of the communist Rebolusyonaryong Gerilya ng Arayat (Arayat Revolutionary Guerrillas) who surrendered to the navy in 2004. A 2004 PhilStar report confirmed that he was accused of being behind an try to kill a politician in Arayat in an ambush. – Rappler.com
