Motorcycle-riding gunmen shot dead two businessmen and a bystander, who were whiling away the hour inside a KTV bar in Rodriguez, Rizal Monday night.
Calabarzon police director Chief Superintendent Ricardo Padilla said they are now eyeing the demolition of stalls near the highway in Rodriguez as the motive behind the slaying of Allan Resuma, 47, and Dennis Borras, 27. The third victim, Tim Ballesteros, 22, was hit by a stray bullet.
Padilla said the shooting incident took place around 6:30 p.m. inside the Double J KTV Bar and Restaurant located along Mayon Street, Amityville Subdivision, Barangay San Jose.
Borras and Resuma were drinking inside the KTV bar when the suspects arrived and without warning opened fire at their direction with a .45 caliber automatic pistol.
Ballesteros who was a few meters away from the table of the two other victims was fatally hit by a stray bullet.
Policemen recovered from the crime scene eight empty shells of .45 caliber pistol.
According to Padilla, the two businessmen were suspected to be behind the recent demolition of the stalls located in the highway of the said barangay.
In the said demolition, a municipal employee was killed.
Padilla ordered the Rizal PNP to conduct a thorough investigation of the incident. – Non Alquitran