Senior Superintendent Laut Sarip, provincial police director, said Maki Tawantawan, 62, was shot at close range by a lone gunman outside a commercial center in Barangay Maranding in Lala town.
Tawantawan, an uncle of Salvador Mayor Raida Tawantawan and Sultan Johnny Tawantawan, was described by relatives as well-liked in the community.
Second district Rep. Abdullah Dimaporo met with the Tawantawan clan and several town mayors and leaders in the district to prevent further violence.- Lino de la Cruz