A 34-year-old purok chairwoman was shot dead in Barangay Lina-on, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Tuesday night, Oct. 14. (Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region)
BACOLOD CITY – A 34-year-old chairwoman of Purok 5 (Zone 5) in Barangay Lina-on, Cauayan, Negros Occidental was shot dead by five unidentified persons outside her home on Tuesday night, Oct. 14.
Initial investigation revealed that the perpetrators, reportedly armed with long firearms, arrived in front of the victim’s house and instructed family members to go inside.
While the suspects were talking to the victim, gunshots rang out and fled.
The victim was declared dead in a hospital from multiple bullet wounds.
Recovered from the crime scene were an empty cartridge case of a 5.56 mm rifle, an empty cartridge case, two deformed bullets, and a deformed slug of 7.62 mm rifle.
Police, along with personnel of the Army 15th Infantry Battalion (IB), responded to the area to probe the incident.
Motive is yet to be determined by authorities.