Another sad story happened in Philippines, a female radio news anchor was shot and killed. The incident happened last Thursday (March 24) morning. Read the full report below:
Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - A lone gunman shot and killed a radio news anchor with a single bullet fired to the back of the head. He then picked up the spent shell and walked away calmly, police said.
Marlina 'Len' Flores-Sumera, 45, of radio station dzME's 'Arangkada 1530' in, was killed a few meters away from her home on Silonian Street at Barangay Maysilo in Malabon City in the Philippines, as she was about to board a jeepney on her way to work Thursday (March 24) morning.
Supt. Rio Gatacillo, Northern Police District public information chief, said the bullet entered Sumera's nape and exited through her eye.
The gunman was a professional hired killer who left no important clues at the crime scene. Even the empty slug of an unknown pistol was picked up by the gunman, Gatacillo said.
The assailant also took Sumera's mobile phone and handbag to make it look like a robbery, the officer said.
Sumera was pronounced dead on arrival at Valenzuela General Hospital.
She was the fourth journalist to be killed under the Aquino administration and the 143rd since the ouster of the dictator Ferdinand Marcos in 1986, said the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines.
Rowena Paraan, the union's secretary general, said the attack on Sumera was unusual, pointing out that she was only the sixth female journalist to be murdered.
According to police, there were three accomplices: one was a lookout while the two others - a man and a woman - were on a motorcycle.
Police said the group watched Sumera leave her house. "When the gunman saw the opportunity, he stopped behind the victim, and quickly fired his gun," Gatacillo said.
2 witnesses
The assailant casually walked away and later flagged down a jeepney to escape while the two on a motorcycle followed.
"At least two witnesses saw the faces of the gunman and his cohorts. Eventually, we will release the sketches of the suspects," Gatacillo said.
A group named Special Task Force Sumera was formed by the Northern Police District to investigate the case.
Read the full story from:http://ph.news.yahoo.com/female-broadcaster-slain-philippines-20110325-015002-781.html
Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - A lone gunman shot and killed a radio news anchor with a single bullet fired to the back of the head. He then picked up the spent shell and walked away calmly, police said.
Marlina 'Len' Flores-Sumera, 45, of radio station dzME's 'Arangkada 1530' in, was killed a few meters away from her home on Silonian Street at Barangay Maysilo in Malabon City in the Philippines, as she was about to board a jeepney on her way to work Thursday (March 24) morning.
Supt. Rio Gatacillo, Northern Police District public information chief, said the bullet entered Sumera's nape and exited through her eye.
The gunman was a professional hired killer who left no important clues at the crime scene. Even the empty slug of an unknown pistol was picked up by the gunman, Gatacillo said.
The assailant also took Sumera's mobile phone and handbag to make it look like a robbery, the officer said.
Sumera was pronounced dead on arrival at Valenzuela General Hospital.
She was the fourth journalist to be killed under the Aquino administration and the 143rd since the ouster of the dictator Ferdinand Marcos in 1986, said the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines.
Rowena Paraan, the union's secretary general, said the attack on Sumera was unusual, pointing out that she was only the sixth female journalist to be murdered.
According to police, there were three accomplices: one was a lookout while the two others - a man and a woman - were on a motorcycle.
Police said the group watched Sumera leave her house. "When the gunman saw the opportunity, he stopped behind the victim, and quickly fired his gun," Gatacillo said.
2 witnesses
The assailant casually walked away and later flagged down a jeepney to escape while the two on a motorcycle followed.
"At least two witnesses saw the faces of the gunman and his cohorts. Eventually, we will release the sketches of the suspects," Gatacillo said.
A group named Special Task Force Sumera was formed by the Northern Police District to investigate the case.
Read the full story from:http://ph.news.yahoo.com/female-broadcaster-slain-philippines-20110325-015002-781.html
