BACOLOD CITY – A tricycle driver was killed while three bystanders were wounded in a shooting incident in Barangay 1, Hinigaran, Negros Occidental Saturday, June 4.
Wounded were two women and a man who were hit by stray bullets, according to Police Capt. Ryan Villasario, Hinigaran police chief.
Villasario said Espinosa was driving his tricycle with a passenger when he was reportedly tailed and shot by an unidentified lone gunman on board a motorcycle.
Espinosa succumbed to multiple bullet wounds while his passenger was unharmed, Villasario said.
The three bystanders were brought to a hospital here.
Police recovered from the crime scene 11 fired cartridges, a case, and a fired bullet from an alleged .45 caliber pistol.
Villasario said they are looking into grudges as possible motive behind the killing since Espinosa's family was previously involved in a misunderstanding with another family. He, however, noted that Espinosa had no criminal record.