Saturday, April 22, 2006 (Philippines)

COP'S HANDGUN. Not the murder weapon, ballistics tests show. Meaning, the firearm used by the killer was not the firearm taken from SPO1 Marcial Ocampo. (Sun.star photo/Amper Campaña) Ballistic tests on bullets from SPO1 Marcial Ocampo’s .45 pistol did not match the shells found at the scene where Cebu City Bantay Dagat chief Elpidio “Jojo” dela Victoria was shot Wednesday last week. The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) 7, the lead agency in the task force investigating the murder, believes another firearm was used in killing dela Victoria. Ocampo’s pistol was taken last Monday when the policeman was arrested, after he was linked to the April 12 crime. [full story]