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CEBU CITY, Philippines – Lapu-Lapu City police hope that in the next few days people will emerge with valuable information that can help solve the murder of Barangay Mactan councilor Zandro Augusto.
Police Colonel Clarito Baja, head of the Lapu-Lapu City Police Office (LLCPO), is calling on those who may have witnessed the incident or are aware of the murder to approach any of the city stations so they can help solve the case.
“We assure you of your confedentiality. Although it is a secret that you are here with us, ”Baja said.
(They can come to us in secret).
Augusto was on his way to pick up his wife when two unidentified men shot him on a motorcycle along López Jaena Street in Barangay Poblacion, Lapu-Lapu city, after 7 p.m. on Saturday, September 19, 2020.
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Baja said Lapu-Lapu city mayor Junard Chan’s move to offer a reward for any training leading to the arrest of Augusto’s killer will be helpful.
“Maybe in the next few days, hopefully, he will have information. The reward is a great help in encouraging people to provide you with information, ”Baja said.
(Maybe in the next few days, hopefully, someone can give us information. The reward is a great help to encourage the public to give information).
Chan, who condemned the murder, announced the reward offer in a social media post on Sunday morning, September 20.
“We strongly desire to achieve justice for his death recognizing, arrest and prosecute the perpetrators of the crime so that they can return the life they should, ”he said.
(We will ensure that justice is served for his (Augusto’s) death by exposing and bringing to court the people who committed the crime and making them pay for the life they claimed.)
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As of this moment, Baja said they are collecting closed circuit television (CCTV) images in the areas where the suspects were seen, which were along the stretch of López Jaena street.
Baja believes that one of the CCTV images may have captured the suspects’ faces, as the two were not wearing helmets or full face masks. They only wore caps.
“As long as we can describe the face, we’ll make sure to track it down,” Baja said.
(As long as someone can describe the faces, we’re sure we’ll be able to trace them.)
He added that although they do not have persons of interest yet, they are verifying information on certain individuals who could possibly be hired gunmen. But Baja clarified that this has yet to be verified. / bmjo
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