Albuera Mayor Rolando Espinosa was killed by a still unknown assailant inside his cell at the Baybay City Provincial Jail early Saturday morning.
Espinosa had been arrested for drug-related charges.
Philippine National Police (PNP) Regional Director Elmer Beltejar spoke with GMA News Online and confirmed Espinosa's death.
Beltejar added that details on shooting were still sketchy.
However, he did say that the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) was supposed to serve a warrant on Espinosa at the jail.
