Police: Radio broadcaster shot dead in Iriga

A radio commentator was shot dead as he was going to work in Iriga City in Camarines Sur in Bicol before dawn Monday, the police said. Iriga police director Superintendent Ronald Briones said Romeo Olea, 49, was declared dead on arrival at a nearby hospital after being shot at about 5:52 a.m. on Monday. "Nabaril ang broadcaster-commentator habang nagmomotor papunta sa trabaho, mga 5:52 a.m. (sa) highway," Briones said in an interview on dzBB radio. Briones said witnesses heard at least three shots before seeing Olea's motorcycle fall. "Basta nakita ang sasakyan natumba, akala (noong una), self-accident ... May nakarinig ng tatlong putok. Nalaman na binaril noong nasa ospital na," he said. Briones said at least two empty shells from a 9-mm pistol were recovered from the scene. The police are now following up leads to determine if the killing was work-related. He said people the people the police interviewed described Olea, a commentator for dwEB-FM, as a "hard-hitting" broadcaster. "Sabi ng kausap natin siya ay hard-hitting," he said. - VVP, GMA News