A truck driver was found dead inside his vehicle after he was shot by an unidentified suspect at Purok Madre Cacao, Brgy. Sta. Cruz, Murcia, Negros Occidental, on Wednesday, Oct. 2.
Killed was Rodillo Aroza, 48, of at Purok Madre Cacao, the police reported.
The victim was driving a truck loaded with sugarcane going to Murcia proper when he was shot by an unidentified suspect causing the vehicle to swerve to the left side of the road and fall in the gutter.
The police have recovered four fired 9mm cartridge cases and a cartridge case of an unknown firearm.
The victim was brought to Murcia Rural Health Unit but was declared dead on arrival.*