E-bike rider shot dead in Cebu City, people involved identified

Cebu City.

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An electric bicycle rider was shot dead by two assailants who started shooting out of nowhere in Sitio Cabancalan 2, Barangay Bulacao, Cebu City, Tuesday night, July 2, 2024.

Around 10:40 p.m. Tuesday, the Inayawan Police Station received a call from a concerned citizen reporting a shooting near a bakery in the barangay.

The victim, identified as a man known by the pseudonym “Bryan,” an adult and resident of the barangay, earns his living as an electric bicycle driver.

According to Police Major Jeciree Basitao, chief of the Inayawan Police Station, the victim was at a bakery in the area at the time of the incident.

Two attackers, riding a motorcycle without license plates, reportedly arrived and fired several shots.

Basitao said the suspects fired shots in random directions.

Initial investigations revealed that Bryan was not the target of the shooting.

Instead, he was accidentally caught in the crossfire.

Bryan was immediately transported to hospital for treatment by emergency personnel who arrived on scene.

Additionally, Basitao noted that after examining the crime scene, they determined that the bullets had an upward trajectory.

The police therefore believe that the suspects' intention was not to cause harm but to instill fear.

Basitao also mentioned that the individual inside the bakery was unharmed.

Law enforcement recovered a total of six spent .45-caliber pistol cartridges at the crime scene.

As of this writing, police have identified two persons of interest who are under investigation.

Basitao revealed that one of them is involved in drug-related activities, which triggered further investigation into possible drug-related motives.

Police continue to investigate to determine the motive for the shooting and identify the attackers.

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