Village councilman slain in Sorsogon town

LEGAZPI CITY –– A village councilman was shot dead by a lone assailant while attending a wake in his village in Irosin town, Sorsogon, on Thursday night.

Major Maria Luisa Calubaquib, spokesperson of the Bicol police, said in a report that Jeram Iglesia, 44, was killed in Barangay San Pedro at 8:15 p.m.

Iglesia was having a drink at the wake when a gunman approached him and, without apparent reason, shot him several times. The village official died instantly.

The town police were conducting a follow-up operation to identify and arrest the suspect, the report said.

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