NASUGBU, Batangas – A businesswoman and her live-in partner were gunned down outside the municipal trial court here on Wednesday morning, May 3.
Police identified the victims as Rosola Vivas and her live-in partner Clement Jalijali, residents of Paseo de Murcia, Terrazas de Punta Fuego, Barangay Natipuan, here.
Investigation said the couple had just left the municipal trial court after attending a hearing and were walking towards their parked vehicle when they were shot by a lone gunman.
Vivas sustained multiple bullet wounds in the body and died on the spot. Jalijali was taken to the hospital where he was declared dead due to bullet wounds.
Police officers inside the trial court immediately responded but failed to arrest the suspect who reportedly fled on a motorcycle parked not far from the crime scene.
Investigation is ongoing to determine the motive of the killing and identity of the assailant.