Sari-sari store owner shot dead

BACOLOD CITY – A businessman was killed outside his sari-sari or community convenience store in Purok Mabinuligon, Barangay Camindangan, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental on Friday, May 3.

Police identified the victim as 37-year-old Donie Bacoli, also a farmer and former chief barangay watchman or tanod.

Police Lt. Col. Fernando Somblingo Jr., Sipalay police chief, said a man asked the victim to come out of his store. 

Bacoli went out and was shot by the suspect. The victim died on the spot.

Somblingo said the victim had just resigned as chief village watchman to focus on his store.

It was the second killing in the barangay in less than a month. On April 25, a 43-year-old man was shot and killed by the New People’s Army (NPA).

Police are conducting follow-up investigation.