Woman shot dead at pa’s grave

TALAVERA, Nueva Ecija, Philippines – A businesswoman was shot dead as she was visiting her father’s grave here Monday night.

Julieta Santos of Barangay San Ricardo was declared dead on arival at a hospital in Cabanatuan City while her companion Maricel Hipolito, 39, was taken to another hospital for treatment, said Superintendent Wilson Santos II, town police chief.

Senior Police Officer 2 Rodrigo Valdez said the incident occurred at a cemetery in Barangay San Ricardo at around 6:15 p.m.

Santos and Hipolito were chatting when the assailant shot at them.

Probers recovered seven bullet shells for a caliber .45 pistol at the crime scene.