Isabela town police chief shot dead

MALLIG, ISABELA – This town’s 32-year-old police chief was shot dead on Sunday night (June 17) by suspected thieves.

While on patrol with a team at 11 p.m., Senior Inspector Michael Angelo Tubaña, Mallig town police chief, confronted two men spotted in the act of taking away a parked motorcycle.

One of the men pulled out a gun and shot Tubaña in the abdomen. Then the suspects fled.

Tubaña was brought to the nearest hospital but was declared dead on arrival.

The police are tracking down his killers. VILLAMOR VISAYA JR.

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