MANILA, Philippines – Police in the Philippines investigating a shooting death of a local councilman on New Year's Day did not have to look further than the last photograph the victim took.
The picture taken outside the councilman's house in metropolitan Manila clearly shows a man aiming his gun from behind the victim's smiling three-member family.
Police say Councilman Reynaldo Dagsa was shot seconds later and died of wounds. His family gave police the photo, which ran on the Philippine Daily Inquirer's front page Tuesday.
Caloocan city police chief Jude Santos says a man identified in the picture was arrested Monday. Police say he is a suspected car thief who was out on bail and likely sought revenge against Dagsa for ordering his arrest last year.
