Bank employee shot dead in Manila

MANILA, Philippines—A 36-year-old bank employee was shot dead by one of two motorcycle-riding men in Binondo, Manila Tuesday morning, the police said.

SPO4 Alberto Mapilisan, of the Manila Police District Meisic station 11, said Edwin Lao, an employee of Chinabank Binondo branch, was shot once in the head by the assailant at around 9 a.m.

Lao died about two hours later while undergoing treatment at the Metropolitan Hospital.

Mapilisan said Lao was already at work and had momentarily stepped out of the bank, located along Sto. Cristo Street corner Commercio, to retrieve something from his parked car when the motorcycle riders approached him.

The police officer said the gunman shot Lao and immediately fled with his accomplice onboard the motorcycle.

MPD police were still conducting follow-up operations to determine motive behind the killing and track down the assailants.