BACOLOD CITY – A man died and his wife was wounded after they were shot by two men who robbed a store at Concepcion Public Market in Zone 4, Barangay Concepcion, Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Monday, October 2.

Police identified the fatality as Ildefonso Medalla, of Barangay Concepcion. Wounded was his wife Denalyn.

Police Major Karena Onio, deputy chief of the Talisay City Police Station, said the couple was about to open an eatery where they are working as cooks when they saw two unidentified persons coming out of an adjacent “sari-sari” (variety) store.

A POLICEMAN points to a fired bullet as the body of a man lies nearby after he and his wife were shot by two robbers at Concepcion Public Market in Barangay Concepcion, Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Monday, October 2. (Photo courtesy of Talisay City Police Station)

Suspects saw the couple and one of them grabbed Denalyn’s bag containing a cellular phone, resulting in a commotion. Her husband resisted the suspects which prompted them to shoot the victims.

Ildefonso died on the spot while his wife sustained a bullet wound and was referred to Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital here where she is in stable condition.

Police recovered from the crime scene five fired bullets and a slug of an unknown firearm.

Onio said the robbers gained entry into the store by destroying its padlock using a bolt cutter.

The robbers who covered their faces carted away P50,000 cash and P100,000 worth of cigarettes. Onio said that inventory of other stolen items is ongoing.

Policemen are looking for closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera footage that could help them identify the perpetrators who reportedly fled on board a motorcycle.