SAN NARCISO, Quezon – A 29-year-old municipal engineer was wounded in a shooting incident on Friday night, April 14, in Sitio Boundary, Barangay Maguiting, here.
Police identified the victim as Mark Rivera, single, officer-in-charge of the Municipal Engineering Office and a resident of Barangay Manlampong, this town.
Investigation said the victim was driving a motorcycle on his way home with his sister as back rider from the town proper at 7 p.m. when an unidentified man appeared and shot Rivera using a firearm of unknown caliber upon reaching the area.
The suspect fled on foot while the victim was taken to the San Narciso Municipal Hospital for treatment of a bullet wound in the forearm.
The victim has been discharged from the hospital.
Police are thoroughly investigating the case.