MANILA, Philippines - A police official was shot dead inside the New Bilibid Prisons in Muntinlupa City on Tuesday morning.
Radio reports said Senior Superintendent Roque Vega, chief of the Muntinlupa City police, has confirmed the killing.
The reports said that Senior Superintendent Francisco Abunales was just leaving on board his vehicle when he was ambushed at the NBP Reservation at around 8 a.m.
Abunales died while undergoing treatment at the Medical Center Muntinlupa at around 9:30 a.m.
Police have yet to determine how many assailants were involved in the incident and the motive for the killing.