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Philippine politician captures his own assassination on camera on New Year’s Eve
THIS is the dramatic moment an assassin is caught on camera – by the politician he shoots dead.
The victim took what he thought would be a happy New Year’s Eve snap of his family a split-second before his killer pulled the trigger.
The gunman was lurking in the background as Reynaldo Dagsa, 35, lined up his wife Arlene, daughter and mother-in-law outside his home.
Mr Dagsa was shot in the chest in Philippines capital Manila, where he was a law-enforcing councillor who had helped get his killer Michael Gonzales jailed for car theft.
A police source said: “This is probably the first time in history that a victim has managed to capture his own murder on film.
“We were led straight to the killer because of the picture. It’s fair to say he is a familiar face to us.”
Gonzales was arrested with an accomplice, top right of the photo, who kept lookout.
