Motorcycle-riding men gun down female driver in Las Piñas

A 32-year-old female driver of an SUV caught in a traffic jam in Las Piñas was shot dead by unidentified men on Wednesday afternoon.

Rachel Fajardo slumped on the driver’s seat of her grey Toyota Vios (ABR 6683) after she was killed by two assailants on motorcycle around 12:30 p.m.

In a report by Supt. Jenny Tecson, spokesperson of the Southern Police District, Fajardo was driving along Naga Road and stopped near a glass and aluminum shop in Barangay Pulang Uno due to heavy traffic in the area.

As caught in the closed-circuit television camera in the area, the perpetrators then stopped at her side and started shooting her. Fajardo died on the spot due to a gunshot to the head.

The suspects were seen escaping toward the Tramo Street.

Scene of the crime operatives recovered two fired cartridges of unknown firearm. The shoulder bag and personal belongings of the victim were intact, police said.

The body of Fajardo was brought to People’s Funeral Services.

Investigation is still ongoing.