A carpenter was shot dead inside his home in Dingle’s Barangay Camambugan over the weekend. Authorities identified the fatality as 63-year-old Donato Mergencio and determined the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head.
According to a police report, the incident occurred last Sunday at 11:30 p.m. as the victim was reportedly about to go to sleep.
Two armed men allegedly entered the home by destroying the door and shooting at Mergencio three times.
The suspects eventually fled the scene aboard a motorcycle.
Law enforcement has yet to determine a motive behind the incident./WDJ