Ex-Bulacan police chief shot dead

A retired police official was shot dead in Calumpit, Bulacan on Wednesday evening, police said on Thursday.

An initial information from the Police Regional Office III identified the victim as retired police colonel Fernando Villanueva, former chief of the Bulacan Police Provincial Office.

Authorities said the shooting incident happened around 6 p.m. along Bagbag Bridge in Barangay Iba O Este.

The victim and his driver were onboard a Mitsubishi Estrada when the suspects, riding a motorcycle, fired at them. Villanueva's vehicle was traversing the northbound direction from Malolos Capitol.

The suspects were able to escape, police said.

Investigation is still ongoing. — Anna Felicia Bajo/RSJ, GMA News