The victim, Albert Bautista, 58, a former security chief of former Cavite governor, now Videogram Regulatory Board chief Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr., was shot eight times in the face and head with a caliber .45 pistol.
His assailant, identified as Mario Reyes, a former Kawit policeman who had gone on AWOL (absence without official leave) after being tagged in a murder case, escaped after the incident.
Police said Bautista and Reyes, along with some friends, had a drinking bout in Barangay Bucandula Tuesday night. The victim left the group at about 7 p.m. and was approaching his Honda Accord when Reyes appeared and shot him.
The suspect escaped aboard Bautista’s car which was later found abandoned in Barangay Malagasang I here.
In another incident, armed men attempted to snatch the personal driver of Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office chairperson Livia Singson-De Leon, while on his way home to Dasmariñas town this province.
De Leon is a sister of former Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis "Chavit" Singson.
In his sworn statement, Marlon Macadang-dang, 28, said five men aboard a Nissan Vanette blocked his Toyota Corolla along the Molino Highway.
The group, however, later backed off after sensing that motorists were watching the commotion.