Cotabato city, Oct. 6 -- Police authorities here have identified one of the two gunmen who ambushed and killed a youth council chair and his brother over the weekend in the city's commercial district.

"The PNP has identified and is actively investigating a person of interest who may have a direct link to the crime," City Police Director Col. Jibin Bongcayao said in a statement Monday.

Bongcayao withheld the suspect's name but confirmed that a follow-up investigation is underway, backed by CCTV footage from business establishments and city government street cameras.

The victims, Prince Mohaz Matanog (Sangguniang Kabataan chairperson of Barangay Poblacion 5) and his brother, Muamar Matanog, were on board a car traversing Sinsuat Avenue a...