Tricycle driver slain, passenger hurt in Quezon shooting

Quezon province records only 2 COVID-19 cases

LUCENA CITY – A female tricycle driver was killed while her passenger was seriously injured when they were shot by a gunman in Candelaria, Quezon Saturday night.

The Candelaria police said Raquel Bunga, 50, and passenger Mark Payen, 27, were shot in Barangay Malabanban Sur at around 6:15 p.m.

The victims were taken to different hospitals but Bunga died along the way.

Payen sustained a gunshot wound to the head but survived.

Police Lieutenant Lloyd Maralit said both victims have no drug records on their files.

“We’re looking at personal grudge angle,” Maralit said in a phone interview Sunday.

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