By CESAR JOLITO III

A 73-year-old farmer was shot dead at Barangay Punao in Negros Occidental’s San Carlos City early Monday morning, November 24.

The victim (name withheld), a resident of Purok Adelfa in Calatrava town’s Barangay Pinucotan, was waiting by the roadside after disembarking from a passenger jeepney from Calatrava when he was shot by two unidentified suspects in Sitio Talave.

The assailants reportedly fled the scene on a black motorcycle heading back to Calatrava.

According to initial police reports, the victim succumbed to gunshot wounds to the diaphragm, exiting through the right side of his abdomen, and a gunshot wound to the face, exiting through his right ear.

The San Carlos police quickly launched a pursuit operation to identify and apprehend the suspects.

Authorities are also reviewing closed-circuit television footage from the area to aid in the investigation.

No arrests have been made as of this report.

Police urge anyone with information about the incident to come forward./CJ, WDJ