MANILA, Philippines - A village official was shot dead in her neighborhood in Quezon City at around noon Monday.
Purok leader Eva Agrisola, 56, of Barangay Payatas B, died on the spot due to two gunshot wounds in the head from a .45 caliber pistol.
Witnesses told police Agrisola had just arrived at a construction site when three men on a motorcycle appeared. Two of the men alighted from the motorcycle and approached the victim. One of them shot her at close range while the other served as a lookout. The attackers then sped away on the motorcycle driven by their accomplice, Police Officer 2 Jogene Hernandez said.