A POLICE officer was gunned down Monday morning, March 18, by three unidentified men in Pilar, Sorsogon.

The Sorsogon police identified the slain cop as Chief Master Sergeant Juje Razo, 52, who was assigned at the Pilar Municipal Police Station.

Razo was shot dead by three assailants who used long and short firearms while traversing along Barangay Marifosque in Pilar onboard his motorcycle, said police.

The victim sustained several gunshot wounds in the body, resulting in his instantaneous death.

The gunmen fled onboard a motorcycle.

Investigation is ongoing. (SunStar Philippines)