Lt. Col. Francisco Simbajon, spokesman of the Army’s 4th Infantry Division, said the camp’s personnel heard gunshots at about 7:15 p.m. and when they checked their source they found Lt. Col. Eduardo Peralta lifeless at the back of his headquarters.
Peralta died from three gunshot wounds in the chest from a caliber .45 pistol.
Brig. Gen. Cardozo Luna, the 4th ID’s commanding general, has ordered a thorough investigation.
Authorities suspect that Peralta’s assailant could be an insider since Camp Evangelista maintains tight security. — Lino de la Cruz, Richel Umel