DIGOS CITY –– A butcher was shot dead after buying a cigarette from a sari-sari store along the Davao to Cotabato national highway at dawn on Sunday, March 1. ADVERTISEMENTWhen the SUV back door opened, witnesses heard a lone gun burst and saw Uga fell to the ground. The mysterious vehicle then sped off heading south. Responders quickly brought Uga to the Davao del Sur provincial hospital here, but attending physician declared him dead on arrival. Lieutenant Colonel Vici Anthony Tababa, officer-in-charge of the Digos City police, said the scene-of-crime operatives did not find evidence, such as fired cartridges or slugs at the crime scene.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 02, 2020 04:30 UTC