Capiz solon’s political officer laid to rest
ROXAS CITY – Capiz 1st District Rep. Antonio del Rosario’s political officer Art Cruz, who was shot to death last Thursday by still unknown suspects, was laid to his final resting place yesterday afternoon at the Divine Mercy in Brgy. Banica here.
However, Cruz's family is still crying for justice as the city police has not yet identified the suspects who are responsible for the grisly killing.
Earlier, reward money for the killers of Art Cruz has increased to P300,000 after City Mayor Vicente Bermejo and Capiz Governor Victor Tanco Sr. have offered additional P100,000 each for those who can give information on the identities of the suspects.
The first one to offer was Del Rosario who offered P100,000 as reward for the arrest of the killers of his trusted man.
Capiz Provincial Police Office has formed Task Force Art Cruz to probe the killing and the possible arrest of the four suspects who killed Cruz last Thursday evening here.
Sr. Supt. Josephus Angan is the group commander of the task force while Sr. Inspector Leo Batiles is the deputy commander.
Cruz was gunned down by four suspects around 9:45 p.m. on May 7 along the Boulevard. He sustained three gunshot wounds on the head and wrist.
Cruz was believed to have escaped from his attackers but was chased until he reached the rice field. He managed to return back to the road where he was found dead.
Recovered from the scene of incident were 2 slippers and Honda motorcycle owned by the victim.
The police is still following the personal motive angle in the killing considering that witnesses interviewed by dyOW Bombo Radyo revealed that the killers appear to be known to the victim.
Mrs. Jane Cruz, wife of the victim, admitted that before the killing of her husband, the victim told her that he received death threats from unknown persons.