SLAIN. The motorcycle of slain Victoria Barangay Councilor Noel Alan Calapardo lies at the roadside of Maria Clara Lobregat Highway in Zamboanga City on (April 1, 2020). He was shot by one of two men riding in tandem on a motorcycle in Barangay Boalan. (PNA photo by Salvador A. Santiago)
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- A village official here was killed by motorcycle-riding gunmen amid the stringent security measures due to the enhanced community quarantine amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) crisis.
Capt. Edwin Duco, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) information officer, identified the slain government official as Noel Alan Calapardo, a councilor of Barangay Victoria here.
Duco said Calapardo was fatally shot around 8:15 a.m. Wednesday along the Maria Clara Lobregat Highway in Barangay Boalan, this city.
Duco said investigation showed that Calapardo was driving his motorcycle towards Barangay Victoria when repeatedly shot by one of two men riding in tandem in a motorcycle that tailed the victim.
He said the suspects sped off after the incident while Calapardo was rushed to the hospital by a police vehicle but was declared dead on arrival.
He said recovered from the crime scene were two spent shells of .45-caliber pistol while investigation continues. (PNA)
