Gunman kills vendor inside public market in Albay

A vendor was shot and killed early Monday (March 20) by an unidentified gunman in this town, police said.

CAMALIG, Albay — A vendor was shot and killed early Monday (March 20) by an unidentified gunman in this town, police said.

Investigators identified the victim as Reynaldo Nisola, 54, a resident of Barangay Cotmon.

Citing witnesses, police said the suspect approached Nisola, who was selling goods at Cotmon’s public market, and shot the victim around 8 a.m.

The gunman fled the crime scene while the victim was taken to a local hospital, where he was declared dead upon arrival.

Police were still trying to determine the motive behind the attack and the identity of the assailant. Nikka Napod, contributor

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