A 52-year-old businessman was shot dead in front of his hardware store in Barangay 12, Bacolod City on Tuesday, Sept. 9. (Police Station 1)
BACOLOD CITY – A 52-year-old businessman was gunned down in broad daylight in front of his hardware store in Barangay 12 here on Tuesday, Sept. 9.
Police identified the victim as Romy, a resident of Barangay Taculing here.
Police Col. Joeresty Coronica, Bacolod police director, said the victim was about to open his store at around 7:50 a.m. when he was shot from behind by an unidentified assailant who fled on a getaway vehicle on Luzuriaga St.
The victim sustained a bullet wound in the back of his head and was declared dead in a hospital.
Coronica said they already have information on the identity of the assailant but are still digging deeper to establish the motive and determine if there are other individuals involved in the incident. Authorities are also checking the availability of closed-circuit television (CCTV) footages nearby.
He said that part of their investigation is to check the victim’s transactions and business contracts.
The incident came days after 58-year-old Engr. Angelito Mendoza, a quarry operator, was shot and wounded in an ambush in Barangay San Francisco, Santa Catalina, Negros Oriental on Aug. 27.
Police initially considered and validating land dispute as a possible motive behind the attack against Mendoza.