Bacnotan ABC president slain

BACNOTAN, La Union — The president of the Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) in this town was killed inside the barangay hall by an unidentified gunman Wednesday.

Municipal police chief FredilexMarron said victim Barangay Zaragosa chairman Edwin Cua, 55, was drinking beer and watching TV with two others when the gunman sneaked inside the barangay hall and shot him at close range. Cua, who had six bullet wounds on the body, was rushed to the Lorma Hospital in San Fernando City but was declared dead. The gunman immediately rode the motorcycle driven by another unidentified man who waited for him. -- Erwin G. Beleo