Motorcycle-riding assassins kill BuCor officer in Muntinlupa ambush

An officer of the Bureau of Correction (BuCor) was killed after being shot repeatedly by a motorcycle-riding gunman on Monday afternoon.

Initial investigation showed that the assailant shot Chief Inspector Angelito Padilla at 3:10 pm along Katihan St. in Poblacion, Muntinlupa City.

CCTV in the area showed that the assassin was riding a motorcycle in tandem with another suspect when he shot Padilla at least four times.

Sapul sa CCTV videong ito ang pamamaril ng 2 nakamotorsiklong suspek kay BuCor Chief Insp. Angelito Padilla sa Katihan Road, Brgy. Poblacion, Muntinlupa 3:02 ng hapon kanina. @gmanews pic.twitter.com/1bz3KbVChF

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Padilla was brought to the Medical Center Muntinlupa for treatment but succumbed to his gunshot wounds at 8:16 p.m.

The motive of the suspects in shooting Padilla remains unknown as of posting time. —NB, GMA News