NBI steps into Negros judge’s gunslaying
Fifty-nine-year-old RTC Judge Orlando Velasco died at the Silliman University Medical Center (SUMC) in
Velasco had just alighted from a motorcycle driven by one of his staffers when two men, also riding a motorcycle, fired at him with a caliber .45 pistol.
Reports said 10 slugs were removed from Velasco’s body during an emergency procedure at the
The RTC judge, who handled cases involving heinous crimes, had requested for security escorts from Superintendent Roy Abella,
In a report to Philippine National Police chief Director General Oscar Calderon, Abella said probers were back to square one after two men they had invited for questioning tested negative in paraffin tests.
“We have some leads but we cannot reveal them just yet pending further investigation,” he said.
Police earlier theorized that the attack on Velasco could have something to do with his conviction of a drug trafficker recently.
“We are still verifying (that) information. We are still in the process of getting the records of the case from the court,” said Reynaldo Esmeralda, NBI deputy director for regional operations service.
Velasco’s killing is the second involving court members in Negros Oriental this year. Several weeks ago, a court sheriff in Guihulngan town was gunned down while on his way to a law school. – With Cecille Suerte Felipe
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