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he victim, identified as Valentin Parreno, 41, was a supporter of LP mayoral candidate Ma. Luisa de la Cruz. He died from multiple gunshot wounds after he was shot by unidentified gunmen who were alleged to have been supporters of incumbent Toboso Mayor Evelio Valencia (United Negros Alliance), police investigation showed. Senior Supt. Ricardo de la Paz, officer-in-charge of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office, said that Toboso policemen, who responded to the shooting incident, recovered an empty shell and live ammunition from a caliber .45 pistol at the crime scene.