A 35-year-old woman was shot dead by an unidentified assailant in Parañaque City, Sunday night, Jan. 21.
Col. Renato Ocampo, city police chief, identified the victim as Manilyn Acuesta Guinto, a resident of Bagong Ilog St., Barangay Baclaran, Parañaque City.
Ocampo said Guinto died on the spot from a gunshot wound in the head.
He said the incident happened around 8:10 p.m. at Dimasalang Extension, Barangay Baclaran, Parañaque City.
The city police chief said members of the Baclaran Police Sub-Station immediately responded after receiving a call from concerned citizens about the shooting incident.
Responding policemen recovered from the crime scene two fired cartridges of a .45-caliber gun and a deformed slug.
He said members of the Station Investigation and Detective Management Section (SIDMS) are still conducting investigation to determine the motive behind the killing and the identity of the gunman.