Cebu pharmacy attendant shot dead; ex-boyfriend, a security guard, tagged as suspect
- Police are looking into a possible crime of passion behind the fatal shooting of a pharmacy attendant in Cebu City
- The suspect is reportedly the victim's former boyfriend and co-worker, who worked as a security guard
- Authorities said the victim had allegedly received threats from the suspect following their breakup
- CCTV footage captured the suspect approaching the woman on a motorcycle before shooting her and fleeing the scene
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A pharmacy attendant was shot dead in Cebu City on Tuesday morning in an attack allegedly carried out by her former boyfriend, a security guard who had previously worked with her. Police are investigating the incident as a possible crime of passion, citing the suspect's alleged anger following their breakup.
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Police Lt. Col. Gerard Ace Pelare of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) said initial information gathered by investigators indicated that the victim had received threats from the suspect after their relationship ended.
“We can consider this as a crime of passion. Ang suspect is motivated by rage dahil sa kanilang relasyon (na nagtapos),” Pelare said, as quoted in a report by Alan Domingo on GMA Regional TV Balitang Bisdak on Wednesday.
CCTV footage showed the woman getting off a passenger jeepney in Barangay Calamba as she was on her way to work. Moments later, a motorcycle-riding man approached from the opposite direction of the road.
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The suspect reportedly made a U-turn before driving toward the victim. He then got off his motorcycle and opened fire at the woman.
Footage also showed the victim attempting to push away the gun as the assailant pointed it at her. She eventually fell beside the road after sustaining gunshot wounds to her head and neck.
The gunman immediately returned to his motorcycle and escaped from the area following the shooting.
Authorities have yet to disclose the identity of the alleged perpetrator as the manhunt continues. Police have not reported any arrest in connection with the case.
Investigators are continuing to establish the circumstances surrounding the killing, including the reported threats made before the incident. The suspect's alleged motive remains part of the ongoing police investigation.
In a separate incident, a man was injured after being attacked by seven to 10 individuals at the plaza in Dueñas, Iloilo. A video circulating online showed several men surrounding the victim and repeatedly kicking him. Initial police information indicated that the man had gone to the Plaza of Dueñas to confront someone he accused of hurting his sibling. The incident is still being investigated and authorities have also sworn to give the man justice.
Meanwhile, a man was fatally shot outside a school in Barangay Prinza, Teresa, Rizal, on Thursday afternoon. According to GMA News' "Unang Balita," the victim sustained a gunshot wound to the head at around 4 p.m. The assailant reportedly fled immediately after the shooting. A video of the incident that went viral online showed the victim lying on the ground as his live-in partner stayed by his side while carrying their infant child.
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