Kin of slain ex-mayor 'saddened' by murder of Ateneo shooter's father

Suspected gunman Chao Tiao Yumol (L) is escorted by police at Camp Karingal following his arrest after three people were killed in a shooting at Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City, suburban Manila, on July 24, 2022. Three people were killed July 24 in a rare shooting at a university in the Philippine capital Manila, officials said, in what appears to have been a targeted political assassination.

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MANILA, Philippines — The family of slain ex-Lamitan mayor Rosie Furigay said they were "shocked and saddened" by the killing of Rolando Yumol, the father of Chao Tiao-Yumol who was behind the Ateneo shooting that claimed three lives including Furigay.

Speaking in an interview aired over ABS-CBN's TeleRadyo, lawyer Quirino Esguerra who represents the Furigay family, said it was "unfair" for social media users to link the family to the murder.

"We were shocked and the family is saddened by the incident. The family's wish is that the PNP would conduct a thorough investigation to determine who is responsible in this incident," he said in Filipino.

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