Motorcycle rider found shot dead in Marinduque

BOAC, Marinduque—A man was found dead with gunshot wounds slumped on his motorcycle along the national highway in Mogpog town early Tuesday Morning, the police said.

Senior Police Officer 1 Joey Jardeleza of the Mogpog Municipal Police Office, said the victim who has yet to be identified, was shot by one of two assailants on another motorcycle while they were cruising through Barangay (village) Tarug at around 5:30 a.m.

Police investigators found four empty shells and a slug at the crime scene

A witness told police that shortly before the shooting he saw two motorcycles–the first driven by one person, closely tailed by another with two riders onboard–pass by his house, which is about 200 meters from where the victim was found.

He said he then heard three shots fired and a few seconds later, the motorcycle with the two riders again whizzed past his house, this time in the opposite direction, toward Mogpog proper.

Police said the witness was not able to see the faces of the two riders–who were not wearing helmets–because it was still dark. He also failed to see the plate number of the assailants’ motorcycle but noted it was a red Kawasaki 125.