LRA exec killed in Zamboanga City gun attack
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — An official of the Land Registration Authority (LRA) was shot dead by an unidentified assailant in this city yesterday morning.
Jaybee Robert Baguinda, 57, chief of the LRA’s Registry of Deeds, was about to enter a compound housing his office when he was killed at past 10 a.m., according to Lt. Col. Paul Andrew Cortes, spokesman for the Zamboanga City police.
Investigation showed the victim was in a pick-up truck when the assailant approached and shot him several times.
Cortes said the gunman fled in a waiting motorcycle.
Probers said they recovered four bullet shells for a .45-caliber pistol at the crime scene.
Probers said they would review video footage from a closed-circuit television camera installed in the area.
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