Woman killed, grandson injured in Carcar shooting

By: Michael Lawrence Chua January 03,2018 - 07:11 PM

A woman was shot dead while her 4-year-old grandson was wounded by three unknown assailants in Barangay Liburon, Carcar City on Tuesday afternoon.

Police identified the victims as Augustina Espinoza, 53, and her 4-year-old grandson Kevin Espinoza from barangay Liburon.

According to PO2 Ariel Yap, Carcar Police desk officer, Espinoza was cradling her grandson when three unidentified assailants shot her.

Espinoza sustained multiple gunshot wounds on her body which caused her immediate death, while Kevin was injured.

Police recovered seven empty shells from a 45 caliber pistol.

The Police are now conducting a hot pursuit operation and also conducting an investigation behind the motive of the attack.

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our daily newsletter

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.

Read Next

Disclaimer: The comments uploaded on this site do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of management and owner of Cebudailynews. We reserve the right to exclude comments that we deem to be inconsistent with our editorial standards.

TAGS: assailants, Carcar, injured, killed, shooting, Three, unknown, woman

We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. To find out more, please click this link.