BACOLOD CITY – A Grade 11 student was gunned down in front of his parents in their house in Barangay Granada here on Sunday night, June 2.

A GRADE 11 student was shot dead in front of his parents in their house in Barangay Granada, Bacolod City on Sunday, June 2. (Photo courtesy of Police Station 5)
The victim was identified as Nicus Balagusa, 20.
Police Capt. Portia Nillosan, head of Police Station 5, said the victim was playing billiards outside his house when two persons disembarked from a sedan.
The victim ran into his house and sought refuge in his room accompanied by his parents.
The suspects forcibly entered the room and shot the victim.
The victim sustained four bullet wounds and was declared dead in a hospital.
Recovered from the crime scene were three fired cartridge cases of a .45 caliber firearm and two deformed slugs.
Nillosan said the victim’s father and a witness have identified one of the suspects but she refused to identify him pending further investigation.
Police said the suspects had three other companions who reportedly served as lookouts.
Nillosan said the victim and the daughter of one of the suspects knew each other. However, she did not elaborate if this has something to do with the incident.