Police find ‘persons of interest’ behind killing of Cebu radio commentator

The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) announced Monday, July 26, that it had found “persons of interest” who might be behind the death of Cebu radio commentator Renante Cortes.

Police Lieutenant Colonel Wilbert Parilla, deputy director of CCPO, confirmed this in a live-streamed press conference.

“We still don’t have specifics as to the number but the primary reasons that we’re following are related to his job, his personal life, and other information available to us,” said Parilla in Cebuano.

Persons of interest are individuals whom authorities believe might have information regarding a crime. They may or may not be suspects.

On Thursday, July 22, Cortes was shot by an unidentified assailant as he was leaving the DyRB radio station, located in Barangay Mambaling in Cebu City, at around 9 am.

In the afternoon of that same day, Police Major Dindo Alaras, Mambaling Police Station chief, confirmed his death in an interview with Rappler.

Based on reports from Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO),  Parilla said two deformed slugs were found on Cortes’ body. 

He added police were still studying the caliber of the gun used to kill Cortes.

As of this writing, the investigation is ongoing. Police are currently asking permission from Cortes’ family to retrieve his cellphone, which might have more hints as to the identity of his killer. – Rappler.com