The National Capital Region Police revealed that they now have a person of interest in the killing of radio broadcaster Percival Mabasa or Percy Lapid.
NCRPO chief Police Brigadier General Jonnel Estomo said in a press briefing that the image of the person of interest was captured by CCTV cameras in the area. The man was caught in areas along Lapid’s route moments before he was shot dead.
“The Special Investigation Task Force Percy Lapid, with their ongoing follow-up investigation, confirmed to have developed a person of interest in the case as a result of their collection of all available backtrack CCTV footage along the victim’s routes before the incident happened,” Estomo said.
Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos even presented a large poster of the person of interest including the P1.5 million reward money. The identity of the suspect remains unknown.
“Importanteng ma-identify natin ang taong ito,” Abalos said.
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Estomo added that from P500,000 the reward money grew to over a million pesos coming from friends of the victim.
“Our very own SILG said that we are offering this reward to anyone who can provide information that will lead to the speedy resolution of this case,” Estomo said.
Abalos said that the reward money and his posters being released to the public would convince the suspect to surrender.
“Marami nang nakakaalam sa iyo, marami nang magsusumbong. Siguro sumuko ka na. Napakaimportante na sumuko ka na sapagkat pag-isipan mo, ‘yung mga nag-utos sa ‘yo baka may masamang gawin sa ‘yo,”Abalos said.
Lapid was a staunch critic of the Duterte and Marcos administration.
