Woman shot dead, daughter injured in Cavite
Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2019 08:55:22 +0000
IMUS CITY, Cavite – A woman died Friday night while her daughter was critically wounded when they were fired upon by two motorcycle-riding men while aboard a tricycle in Barangay Bucal, Tanza, this province, the Cavite Police Provincial Office reported yesterday.
The motorcycle-riding assailants fled after the attack.
The Tanza police said that Elizabeth Beatrice Lap suffered bullet wounds in the body and was declared dead on arrival at General Trias Hospital.
Her daughter Zwizah Sael Lap, who also sustained bullet wounds, was also brought to the same hospital in serious condition.
The ages and home address of the mother and daughter were not immediately known.
The attack happened at 6 p.m. Friday.
Police reported that the Laps were in a tricycle traveling along the road bound for Umboy Junction.
When the tricycle stopped, two men on board a motorcycle also stopped on its side and fired at the mother and daughter.
In a report released yesterday, police have yet to identify the suspects and the motive of the attack.
It was the third reported fatal shooting incidents in Cavite in a span of one month. (Anthony Giron)