ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanao Examiner / May 9, 2014) – A woman was fatally shot in another gun attack late Friday in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines, reports said.
It said the woman, Madelyn Basilio Almendras, was killed near the Jumbo Bridge in the village of Tetuan and that authorities were investigating the shooting.
Police said Almendras was on a motorcycle driven by her cousin Rodel Almendras when she was shot by one of two motorcycle gunmen who tailed them.
The woman was fetched by her cousin from the village of Putik and headed for home when the attack occurred. She was shot twice in the head. Police did not say if the driver was hurt in the attack.
“Sad but for those who asked about the shooting incident at Guiwan Jumbo Bridge vicinity, the victim’s name is Madelyn Basilio, 31 years old, of Don Alfaro Street. Authorities are currently investigating the case,” Councilman Paul Vincent Elago posted on his Facebook account.
The details and motive of the killing is still unknown, but gun attacks are not uncommon in Zamboanga City where most of the killings have been blamed on guns for hire who are actively operating here.
Just late last month, a Muslim woman, Sitti Hanna Manolo, 23, was murdered in the Zamboanga village of Sangali. Manolo’s body sustained stab wounds and was discovered by villagers.
She was last seen on April 25 walking along the old Sangali village hall together with two unidentified male companions.
Last year, a lone gunman also shot and killed a 28-year old woman Sheenalyn Gregana in the village of Recodo. Gregana, who lived in Zambowood village, was shot in the face. (Mindanao Examiner)
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