Manhunt on for men who waylaid, shot couple dead

By Mydz Supnad

VILLASIS, Pangasinan- Police launched a manhunt against two suspected killers who ambushed and shot dead March 17, a young couple along Barangay Lapaz, this town.

Reports sent to Sr. Supt. RosuetoRicaforte, Pangasinan police director, identified the victims as spouses Jose Locquiao and his wife HerminiaLocquiao, both of Barangay Mabanogbog, Urdaneta City.

Reports said the victims, together with their two children, were travelling aboard their tricycle going home when they were waylaid by two gunmen riding in tandem along the highway in Lapaz.

Owing to their severe gunshot wounds, the two victims died on the spot.

Luckily, their two children were spared but was not known if they were hit by stray bullets.

The suspects fled towards Urdaneta City.

Ricaforte directed his men to go after the killers who are probably members of a gun-for-hire syndicate operating in Region 1.