Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo, others hurt in shooting —police

Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo and five others were injured after the official was shot while distributing aid at his residence in Pamplona, Negros Oriental, police said Saturday.

Police Regional Office Region 7 spokesperson Police Lieutenant Colonel Gerard Ace Pelare said Degamo was entertaining beneficiaries of the 4Ps program in Barangay San Isidro when a group of individuals wearing pixelized uniforms and in full battle gear shot him, according to a report by Decemay Padilla of Super Radyo Cebu on Super Radyo dzBB.

Degamo and the other victims were rushed to the nearest hospital following the incident.

DETALYE: Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo, sugatan sa pamamaril habang namamahagi ng ayuda sa mga benepisyaryo ng 4Ps sa kanyang bahay sa Brgy. San Isidro, Pamplona, Negros Oriental. | via Decemay Padilla, Super Radyo Cebu pic.twitter.com/TDn7Q2dvke

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UPDATE: Batay sa inisyal na impormasyon na nakuha ng Super Radyo Cebu, lima ang nadamay sa pamamaril kay Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo. | via Decemay Padilla, Super Radyo Cebu pic.twitter.com/L0wns91uEn

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LIVE sa dzBB: PLt Col Gerard Ace Pelare, Tagapagsalita ng PNP Region 7 kaugnay sa pamamaril kay Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo.

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PLt Col Pelare: Wala pang eksaktong numbers kung ilan ang injured, may 4Ps beneficiaries ang tinamaan.

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Interviewed on Super Radyo dzBB, Pelare said the exact number of civilians who were injured during the shooting incident is still undetermined.

Investigators are reviewing the CCTV footage and interviewing the witnesses regarding the shooting incident.

The Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office and the Pamplona Municipal Station are conducting hot pursuit operations against the suspects as of posting time.

Road blocks were implemented to prevent the suspects from going out of the municipality and the province. —Jamil Santos/KG, GMA Integrated News