Politician Catches His Killer On Camera
2:01pm UK, Tuesday January 04, 2011
A Filipino man solved his own murder when he inadvertently caught his killer on camera while taking a family snap just moments before he was shot.
Reynaldo Dagsa, a local councilman in Manila, took a picture of his family celebrating the New Year, not noticing that behind his wife and daughter a man was taking aim at him with a gun.
Seconds later Mr Dagsa was shot in the chest and died on his way to hospital, confirmed local police chief Jude Santos.
Local police chief Jude SantosWhile he was taking the picture of his family on New Year's Day, the killer appeared and he inadvertently took the picture of the killer with the gun aimed at him.
His family discovered the clue in the photo and handed it over to police and national newspaper the Philippine Daily Inquirer, which ran the image on its front page.
The picture clearly shows the killer stood behind the family, aiming his gun at Mr Dagsa, while another man acts as "lookout".
Mr Santos said: "While he was taking the picture of his family on New Year's Day, the killer appeared and he inadvertently took the picture of the killer with the gun aimed at him."
The murderer appears behind Mr Dagsa's family in the photo
The gunman was identified as Michael Gonzales, a suspected car thief who was out on bail and seeking revenge on Mr Dagsa for ordering his arrest last year.
Gonzales was arrested for the murder on Monday, although the photographed accomplice, identified as Rommel Oliva, has still not been caught.
Police are also searching for a second lookout, named as Francis Bumjal, who is thought to have been stood just out of shot.
Mr Dagsa, described by his family as a kindhearted man, was a member of the Barangay Peacekeping Action Team, which helps the police with crime prevention.
It is thought that it was his role within the team that led to his death.
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