

Kerwin Espinosa
MANILA – Seven cops have been arrested and put beneath custody for potential involvement within the taking pictures of Albuera, Leyte mayoralty candidate Kerwin Espinosa.
The seven officers, together with two officers, have been discovered at a compound the place an alleged gunman went after the taking pictures incident, Philippine Nationwide Police (PNP) spokesperson Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo mentioned at a press convention at Camp Crame in Quezon Metropolis Friday,
She mentioned a sport utility automobile (SUV) with a tarpaulin supporting the self-confessed drug lord’s mayoralty bid hurriedly left the world, the place he was holding a marketing campaign sortie in Tinag-an village earlier than he was shot.
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“Nasundan ito kaagad at nung nasundan ito ay could pinasukan itong isang compound at could a minimum of two vehicles tayo na nakita doon at nung pasukin ‘yun ng mga pulis natin ay doon lumalabas primarily based sa preliminary info na doon pumunta at tumakbo ‘yung nagpaputok (It was instantly adopted and when it was adopted, it entered a compound and we noticed a minimum of two vehicles there and when our police entered it, it got here out from there primarily based on preliminary info that the shooter went there and ran),” Fajardo mentioned.
“So nung pagpasok doon sa compound ay could naabutan doon na mga pulis. So sa ngayon ay iniimbestigahan ngayon at beneath custody ngayon ng (So once they entered the compound, they have been met by law enforcement officials. So proper now, they’re being investigated and at the moment are beneath custody of the) Leyte Police Workplace,” she added.
Fajardo mentioned the seven have loads of explaining to do, particularly their presence within the space when they’re assigned in Ormoc Metropolis.
Fajardo mentioned a bullet pierced via Espinosa’s proper aspect of the chest, hitting two extra people behind him.
She mentioned they’re trying into the likelihood that Espinosa was shot by a sniper since “no person approached to shoot him.”
Espinosa, who’s operating towards incumbent Mayor Sixto Dela Victoria and Vince Rama, was discharged from the hospital Friday. (PNA)
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