A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed to probe the death of Dueñas, Iloilo Vice Mayor Aimee Paz Lamasan, who allegedly shot herself in the stomach with her own 9mm pistol on January 1.
Police Regional Office VI ordered the Iloilo City Police Office to intensify efforts in gathering evidence and examining circumstances surrounding the incident.
“Tututukan ito ng SIT upang ma-pinpoint natin kung ano ba ang behind sa insidenteng ito at kung ano pa ang details at least, ma-resolve na natin once and for all ang case na ito,” said PRO VI Spokesperson Major Lailyn Sencil.
Iloilo City Police Chief Colonel Kim Legarda said investigators are reviewing evidence from Lamasan’s La Paz home and statements from her live-in partner, Lord Byrong Torrecarion, former Office of Civil Defense Western Visayas Director.
“Iniisa-isa natin ang mg sirkumstansya. We don’t want to speculate kung ano ang ma-account natin sa witnesses at ebidensya that would represent kung ano ang mangyari,” Legarda said.
“Whatever the evidence is presenting, kung ano man ang ma-recover… We are not closing our windows sa kung ano man yung possibilities,” she added.
Torrecareon has yet to comply with a request for a paraffin test. Authorities confirmed that the firearm involved belonged to Lamasan.