Basilan judge killed in Zamboanga ambush

ZAMBOANGA CITY (UPDATE) — A judge from Isabela City, Basilan was killed after unidentified gunmen ambushed his vehicle in Barangay Tumaga, Zamboanga City early Thursday morning, Nov. 12.

Police confirmed that the victim, Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 2 Presiding Judge Joseph Wee Sit, died while he was being revived at Zamboanga Peninsula Medical Center.

Initial reports from the Zamboanga City Police Office said Sit was inside his vehicle when the assailants opened fire. 

Members of the Scene of the Crime Operatives recovered 8 empty cartridges of a still undetermined firearm.

An investigation is ongoing to identify the perpetrators and establish the motive behind the attack.