Gunmen kill 2 in Pasay

A store owner whose former live-in partner was included on the Pasay City’s watch list of drug users or pushers was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Saturday.

Police identified the victim as Roselo Bolboder, 37, resident of M. Acosta Street, Barangay 77 Zone 10.

Based on the investigation, Bolboder was manning his store on FB Harrison Street near the corner of M. Acosta when four motorcycle-riding gunmen shot him around 1:45 a.m.

SPO1 Melvin Garcia said the victim’s former partner, Claire Maricris Galang, was earlier arrested on drug charges and is currently out on bail.

Crime scene investigators recovered nine bullet casings from a .45-cal. pistol, three slugs and one deformed bullet.

Also in Pasay, a village watchman was gunned down on Saturday about 8:30 p.m.

Police said Harry Parsaligan, 27, resident of Russell Street, Barangay 76, was on a motorcycle when he was shot along FB Harrison Street in the same barangay.

Pedicab drivers brought Parsaligan to San Juan de Dios Hospital but he was declared dead at 9:11 p.m. —ERIKA SAULER