Taiwanese national gunned down

CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – A Taiwanese national was gunned down by motorcycle riding armed men along a barangay road at Sitio Mayamot, Barangay Cutcut 2nd, Tarlac, Sunday.

In his report here, Senior Superintendent Rudy Lacadin, Tarlac provincial police director, identified the fatality as Wu Ping, 60, a Taiwanese national who temporarily resides in Banawe, Quezon City.

The victim together with another Taiwanese friend, a certain Lee Yng Lang, 50, of Barangay Cutcut 2nd, Capas, Tarlac, were traveling toward west direction but upon reaching the barangay, the gunmen suddenly appeared and flagged down their pickup, said Lacadin.

Two of the suspects then, alighted from their motorcycle and ordered the victim to open the window of his pickup.

Lacadin said the suspects then announced the heist and shot the victim successively in the different parts of the body.

The suspects took the bag of Lee Yng Lang which contained NT$5,000 and fled towards the north.

Ping was immediately taken to the Jecson Hospital in Tarlac City but was declared dead on arrival by attending doctors. Lang was unhurt.

Investigation showed that the victims were going to a construction site of KNST Inc. owned by Taiwanese nationals when they were held up by the suspects.              – Ric Sapnu