ILOILO City – Two motorcycle-riding assassins ambushed a quarry operator yesterday morning in Barangay Ilaud Poblacion, Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo.
Conrado Almarza III of Barangay Cruz, Barotac Nuevo died of a gunshot wound in the back, according to Executive Master Sergeant Glen Purtones of the Barotac Nuevo police station.
The shooting happened at around 7:20 a.m. Almarza was on his way home after taking his wife, a teacher, to school.
According to witnesses, the killers, both wearing ball caps, fled toward northern Iloilo after shooting Almarza.
As of this writing, the Barotac Nuevo police station had not identified the killers but Purtones said probers were not discounting the possibility the crime was business-related.
Almarza was quarrying in Barangay Cabilauan, Barotac Nuevo and had debts.
“We received information that he had unpaid debts reaching over a million pesos,” said Purtones.
He also said Almarza recently figured in an argument over right-of-way issues in his quarry area./PN
