SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Philippines – Two businessmen were shot dead in Barangay Dolores Monday night.
Manuel Vendiola, 62, died on the spot due to a gunshot wound in the head and body while Charlie Tolentino, 57, died while being treated at a nearby hospital.
City police chief Superintendent Ric David said Vendiola was talking to Tolentino in front of the latter’s carwash facility when a gunman shot them.
Witnesses said the gunman walked away after the shooting and fled on a motorcycle driven by another man.
Police believe the gunmen were hired killers. Several .45 caliber bullet casings were recovered at the crime scene.