Businessman shot dead in front of his home in Marikina

And it goes on.

“Roque Ricafort, 46, married and a resident of 197 Bagong Silang Barangay Parang, Marikina City was shot dead by riding-in-tandem gunmen right in front of his house at around 2:30pm on Tuesday, Mar 18,” reports Madelynne Dominguez in the Manila Bulletin.

Witnesses say Ricafort was shot while he was cleaning his car. One of the suspects reportedly alighted from the motorcycle and shot him at close range, hitting the him in the head.

Both the suspects were wearing full-face helmets.

According to the report, Ricafort’s wife, Lea, revealed that her husband received death threat July last year from a certain “Sonny” of San Mateo, Rizal.

The investigation is ongoing. The report didn’t say if witnesses took note of the motorcycle’s license plate.

Photo from MorgueFile




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