Roberry witness killed by suspect
August 22, 2002 | 12:00am
He was at the wrong place at the wrong time.
A messenger who witnessed an ongoing robbery was shot dead by one of the crime’s perpetrators Tuesday night in Parañaque City, police said yesterday.
The fatality was identified as Flobert Mercadal, 26, of Francis Street, Maricban, Pasay. He was an employee of Fast Pack Global, a courier service company.
He died on the spot from a gunshot wound in the chest, case investigator PO2 Arthur Encallado of the Parañaque police Criminal Investigation Division (CID) said.
Investigation showed that the incident happened at 6:45 p.m. along the West Service Road, Km. 13, Barangay Merville.
Witnesses told the police that Mercadal, on board a motorcycle, was caught in heavy traffic when he witnessed several men robbing the passengers of a jeepney.
One of the robbers saw Mercadal and alighted from the jeepney. He casually shot the witness at close range with a gun of unknown caliber.
The robbers all fled after the incident. – Nikko Dizon
A messenger who witnessed an ongoing robbery was shot dead by one of the crime’s perpetrators Tuesday night in Parañaque City, police said yesterday.
The fatality was identified as Flobert Mercadal, 26, of Francis Street, Maricban, Pasay. He was an employee of Fast Pack Global, a courier service company.
He died on the spot from a gunshot wound in the chest, case investigator PO2 Arthur Encallado of the Parañaque police Criminal Investigation Division (CID) said.
Investigation showed that the incident happened at 6:45 p.m. along the West Service Road, Km. 13, Barangay Merville.
Witnesses told the police that Mercadal, on board a motorcycle, was caught in heavy traffic when he witnessed several men robbing the passengers of a jeepney.
One of the robbers saw Mercadal and alighted from the jeepney. He casually shot the witness at close range with a gun of unknown caliber.
The robbers all fled after the incident. – Nikko Dizon
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