AN EMPLOYEE of the Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Environment Office was killed in a gun attack in Labangan in Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Thursday, February 4, 2021.

Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula information officer, said the incident happened around 1:10 p.m. Wednesday in Tawagan Norte village, Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur.

Duco identified the fatality as Darwin Lacerna Adamos, 33, an employee of the Zamboanga del Sur provincial environment office.

He said the victim was in the village of Tawagan Norte when he was repeatedly shot by one of two men on a motorcycle.

The suspects sped off towards the town proper of Labangan after the incident.

Duco said the case investigator recovered at the crime scene eight empty shells and one slug of .45 pistol.

He added that investigation continues to establish the motive, as well as the culprits behind the incident. (SunStar Zamboanga)