URDANETA CITY, Pangasinan – A 38-year old tricycle driver was injured after he was shot by two still unidentified motorcycle riding in tandem armed men along Mc Arthur highway, Zone 3, Nancamaliran East, here, Sunday.
Police authorities identified the victim as Amor Sta Maria Dauz, 38, tricycle driver and a resident of Zone 6, barangay Nancamaliran West, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan.
Initial police investigation showed the victim was driving his tricycle bound to the west direction with his wife and child on board when two still unidentified motorcycle riding armed men suddenly appeared from nowhere, tailed the victim and shot him on his head before fleeing towards the western portion of the city.
The victim was rushed to the Urdaneta District Hospital for medical treatment but he was later transferred to the Region I Training and Medical Center in Dagupan City while the suspects are now the subject of a manhunt operation by the responding police operatives.
By Dexter A. See