BACOLOD City – A 51-year-old farmer was killed while a 30-year-old woman was wounded in a shooting incident in Sitio Apog-apog, Barangay Codcod, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, on November 1.
Police identified the fatality only as alias “Dado,” a resident of the area. He was pronounced dead by the attending physician after sustaining a gunshot wound to the left chest.
The other victim, identified as alias “Marie,” 30, a resident of Sitio Kabataan, Barangay Rizal, San Carlos City, sustained a gunshot wound to her left lower leg. She was reported to be in stable condition.
Based on the initial investigation of the San Carlos City Police Station, the victims were inside a motor shop, talking with family members and friends, when an unidentified gunman suddenly opened fire at around 10:10 p.m.
The suspect, who used a firearm of undetermined caliber, fled immediately after the shooting.
Police are conducting a follow-up investigation to establish the motive behind the incident and identify and arrest the suspect./PN
