A woman was shot dead while her husband was injured after being shot inside their salon in Quezon City Tuesday.
A 40-year-old woman died on the spot after being shot inside their salon around 3:30 pm in Kaingin Road, Barangay Apolonio Samson in Quezon City.
Her husband was taken to the nearest hospital after also receiving a bullet wound.
According to the station commander of Quezon City Police District Station 3, Police Lt. Col. Tyrone Valenzona, the victim was shot several times.
“She sustained several gunshot wounds that caused her instantaneous death, but ‘yung lalaki, he lives, so he was brought to the hospital,” he said.
According to the victim’s relatives, the woman’s birthday is tomorrow, and she would have just dyed her hair.
The victim couple was also busy cleaning the salon in preparation for reopening at the end of the enhanced community quarantine when a man suddenly entered and shot them.
When the victims bled to death, the culprit immediately fled on a motorcycle without getting the license plate.
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Salon owner shot dead in Quezon City
Authorities continue to determine the identity of the culprit while the crime is further investigated.
“As of now, this is premeditated, but as to the motive, they’re currently conducting investigation so let us wait for the outcome of the investigation,” said Valenzona.
According to relatives, the victim was a former news editor at a newspaper.
The victim’s family and relatives wept bitterly when her remains were taken to the funeral home.
There is a CCTV camera in the area, but according to Barangay Apolonio Samson staff Nat Magsalin, it was damaged when it got stuck in a passing truck and has not been repaired.
That would have helped the investigation, but the police said they would first base it on the information they can get from the family and some who witnessed the crime.
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