A Scene of the Crime Operative (SOCO) examines the area where a cockpit bet collector (masyador) was gunned down by still unidentified assailants in San Isidro, Talisay City on the evening of February 2, 2021. | Photo by Paul Lauro #CDNDigital
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Investigators in Talisay City are now conducting a background check on a cockpit bet collector (masyador in Cebuano) who was shot dead by still unidentified killers on Tuesday evening, February 2.
The victim was identified as Mar Rabaya, a 40-year-old resident of Barangay San Isidro, Talisay City.
Rabaya was gunned down while standing across his house in Barangay San Isidro past 7 p.m.
Police Patrolman Kenjohn Amolo of the Talisay City Police Station said investigators will be doing a background check on the victim to determine possible motives of the crime.
Amolo also said enforcers are still collecting information from possible witnesses to identify the suspects. /rcg
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