1 person in Shooting Incident

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga Del Sur (Dec. 27, 2018) - A shooting incident transpired in front of Best Emporium Mall, Benigno Aquino Street, Santa Lucia District, Pagadian City, Zamboanga Del Sur about 4:4 PM of December 26, 2018.

The victim identified as Daryl Ortiz y Salvador, 37 years old, male, Filipino, Married, moneylender, and a resident of Purok Malipayon, San Francisco District, Pagadian City.

Initial investigation conducted by Pagadian City Police Station disclosed that at about 04:40 PM of December 26, 2018, the victim together with his wife identified as Mary Joy Lapar Ortiz, 34 years old, female, Filipino and was used to standby in front of Best Emporium Mall to collect payments from their clients of moneylending business.

The victim was standing looking for the tricycle drivers who are most of his clients, when an unidentified male person clads in black jacket, bonnet on his face with sunglasses without any commotion shot the victim from behind with the use of Caliber .45 pistol.

After the incident, the suspect walked toward the black Honda TMX 155 single motorcycle as his get-away vehicle towards Benigno Aquino Street, Pagadian City direction.

The victim was rushed to Pagadian City Medical Center (Mendero Hospital) by the responding PNP personnel.

SOCO personnel was called in the conduct of crime scene processing and recovered at the crime scene are six (6) fired cartridge casings and two (2) fired bullets of Cal. 45 pistol.

The SOCO turned-over the crime scene to the Investigator on case at around 06:25 PM of same date. Motive of the incident is yet to be determined.

Follow-up and hot pursuit operation against the fleeing suspect was conducted by the detective personnel Pagadian City Police Station.