ZAMBOANGA CITY – A 77-year-old man was shot dead by riding-in-tandem assailants in the municipality of Mutia, Zamboanga del Norte province on Thursday, June 29.
Police Regional Office-9 Information Officer Police Major Shellamie Chang identified the victim as James Torino Tagapan, a resident of Upper Gumay, municipality of Piñan.
Chang said Tagapan was riding his motorcycle in Barangay Tuburan when motorcycle-riding suspects tailed him and shot him in the head.
Tagapan died on the spot.
Mutia police are still investigating the incident.