BACOLOD CITY, (Philippines): A 41-year-old woman was shot dead by motorcycle-riding assailants shortly after leaving the Negros Occidental District Jail (NODJ) in Barangay Tabunan, Bago City, on Saturday (June 6) afternoon.
Police identified the victim only as Lowela, a resident of Barangay 2 in Manapla, Negros Occidental.
According to investigators, the victim had just left the jail facility with two companions and boarded a rented tricycle driven by a resident of Manapla when an unidentified gunman opened fire at 4.08pm.
She sustained a gunshot wound to the left side of her face and died as a result of her injuries.
The suspects were reportedly riding a black motorcycle.
Witnesses described them as two men wearing black bonnets and no helmets.
One was wearing a yellow-gold sweatshirt, while the other was dressed in a black T-shirt.
After the shooting, the assailants immediately fled in an undetermined direction.
Police are conducting a follow-up investigation to identify the suspects and determine the motive behind the attack. - Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN
