Village head slain while resting in hammock in Samar

Photo courtesy of Pinabacdao Municipal Treasury Office’s Facebook page

TACLOBAN CITY––A village chief in Pinabacdao town, Samar, was shot dead Thursday by still unidentified assailants while resting in a hammock.

Carlito Pacayra, 37, chairman of Barangay Canlobo, suffered a gunshot wound on his head.

His 17-year-old nephew James Ryan, who was with him at that time, was hit on his left foot and is now recuperating at the town health center.

Police Sergeant Ricardo Lucero said investigators have yet to establish the motive and identity of the perpetrators.

“The victim [and] his nephew were resting on a hammock near a window when three gunshots were fired at them. One shot hit the head of the barangay chairman,” said Lucero in a phone interview.

Pacayra was in his father’s house in Barangay Parasanon, resting after visiting the cemetery with his wife in Basey, Samar.

Canlobo, where the victim resides, is about 12 kilometers away from Parasanon.

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