BACOLOD City – Two unidentified motorcycle-riding gunmen peppered a traffic enforcer with bullets in Barangay Paitan, Escalante City, Negros Occidental.
The 45-year-old Julieto Morales died, according to Police Major Gil John Despi, Escalante City police chief.
The motorcycle-driving Morales was bound for the city when attacked. The gunmen fired at him several times around 6:30 a.m. on Oct. 20.
Morales died instantly.
The gunmen sped away to an unknown direction.
Recovered from the crime scene were several spent bullets of an M16 armalite rifle and a .45-caliber gun.
As of this writing, the Escalante City police was yet to identify the gunmen or ascertain their motive./PN
