Vendor shot dead in Tapaz
ROXAS CITY – A vendor was shot dead in Tapaz public market Tuesday morning.
Police said the victim July Casiple, 40, of Brgy. Taft, Tapaz, was shot by Christopher Eulalio of Mabini St., Tapaz.
Casiple was hit on the stomach by a 12-gauge shot gun. He was rushed to St. Paul Hospital in Iloilo City, but he died several hours later.
The incident took place at around 7 a.m. when the victim was approached by the suspect on board a motorcycle and fired at him.
The motive of the killing was not yet known as the suspect, who escaped after the incident, is still at large as of press time.