Barangay captain gunned down in Ilocos Sur

The captain of Barangay Sto. Domingo in Magsingal, Ilocos Sur, died after he was shot several times in front of a cockpit in the town. 

The victim was identified as Lawrence Angco, 65. He was brought to the hospital but was declared dead on arrival.

Angco succumbed to at least nine gunshot wounds.

“Majority o anim dito sa harap [na tama ng baril], tapos tatlo dito sa side, including sa binti tapos isa sa likod,” PCPT. Rodel Ragasa, chief of Magsingal Police Station, said.

Cartridges from a caliber .45 firearm were found at the crime scene.

Police said the victim was ambushed while leaving the cockpit.

“Itong biktima natin hinihintay niya yung sweldo niya bilang sentensyador doon sa sabungan, tapos nung pauwi na siya doon na siya inabangan nung gunman natin,” Ragasa added.

The motive behind the shooting remains unknown.

According to the wife of the victim, they were unaware of any threat to Angco’s life or any controversy he was involved in.

According to the Philippine National Police (PNP), Angco also had a clean record and ran unopposed in the recent elections. —GMA Regional TV