PAGADIAN CITY – One of the suspects in the killing of a businesswoman in Tambulig town, Zamboanga del Sur, was killed on Wednesday while resisting arrest, the police here reported. Chief Inspector Helen Galvez, Region 9 police information officer, said a CCTV footage had identified George Perez Paglinawan, 39, a resident of Barangay Kapamanok in San Pablo town, Zamboanga del Sur, as one of the suspects in the killing of Nellie Romo Paso, 45, on Wednesday. She suffered one bullet wound on the left of her nape and was rushed to a nearby community hospital but was declared dead by the attending physician. Investigators recovered from the crime scene a caliber .45 pistol loaded with six live ammunition, empty cartridges of caliber .45 and caliber 5.56 m16 rifle, 13 live ammunition of cal. 45 loaded with seven live ammunition each.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 28, 2018 07:52 UTC