THE chief of the Quezon City Police District’s Station 8 in Project 4 died of a single gunshot wound on Saturday night, and police have launched a thorough investigation on the incident.
Superintendent Jose Rifama Garcia, 51 was apparently shot dead at 11 p.m. Saturday outside his residence at the Veterans Village in Barangay Pasong Tamo, Tandang Sora, Quezon City, initial investigation revealed.
Garcia’s 15-year-old son, Jericho, told police investigators that prior to the killing, he saw his father went out of their house until he heard a gunshot.
Garcia was taken to the Malvar General Hospital where he was pronounced dead upon arrival. He succumbed to a lone gunshot wound in the chest, police said.
Quezon City Police District Director Magtanggol Gatdula said they have launched a thorough investigation on the matter. He declined to give further details on the shooting.
Reports said Garcia started his career with the police force sometime in 1980 as a non-commissioned officer. He later entered the Philippine National Police Academy and graduated in 1984, which paved the way for his commissioning as an officer. (VR/Sunnex)
