Heavy reports that the perp is the son of a Filipino immigrant who immigrated to this country in 1956, and was naturalized in 1970.
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Sayoc is a surname most common in the Philippines. The U.S. has the second largest population of "Sayocs".
To what degree the immigrant father was Tagalog or European is unknown, but coming from the Philippines he was very definitely Hispanic stemming from the historical fact he came from a country that was ruled for nearly 400 years by Spain as a colony: from Magellan's voyage until the Spanish American War. Maybe the press will start referring to him as a "White Hispanic" the way they did Zimmerman. If so, the perp as he appeared in this college picture is the darkest "white guy" in the room.
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The perp brags about how his grandfather fought against the communists in the Philippines.
The perp's mother's name was "Altieri" a surname common to Italy and to Italian-Americans. Altieri is a U.S. citizen.
The perp was born in Brooklyn in 1962. He is a U.S. citizen.
However, despite his claims to the contrary, there is no evidence that the perp is or was a member or an employee of the Seminole Tribe of Florida.