BACOLOD CITY – A 32-year-old woman was shot dead while walking in Barangay II (Poblacion), La Carlota City, Negros Occidental on Saturday night, September 14.
A 32-year-old woman was gunned down in Barangay II (Poblacion), La Carlota City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, September 14. (Photo courtesy of La Carlota City Police Station)
Police identified the victim as Kayzie of Barangay I (Poblacion), La Carlota City.
Police Capt. Rosinie Cabuena, deputy chief of the La Carlota City Police Station, said that the victim was walking when an unidentified person on board a motorcycle shot her in the head and body.
The victim was found wounded on the roadside and brought to a hospital.
Recovered from the crime scene were a deformed slug, two empty shells, and a magazine loaded with six bullets for a .45 caliber pistol.
Cabuena said although the victim was not included in a drugs watchlist, they are looking into the incident as drug-related since they received information that the victim was allegedly involved in illegal drug transactions.
She said the victim died in the hospital on Sunday night, September 15.