A woman was killed while her husband is in critical condition after they were shot for resisting a robbery in Cotabato City.
Authorities said the victims were vegetable vendors at a supermarket in the city and residents of Simuay, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte.
Police said the woman had just disembarked from the tricycle she and her husband rode to get to their car when the suspect snatched the woman’s bag.
However, the woman resisted, prompting the suspect to shoot the couple.
“Agad nag-resist yung babae kasi yun nga ay kita nila sa pagtitinda and dahil sa resistant, binaril yung dalawang biktima,” Cotabato City Police Office Spokesperson, Lt. Rochelle Evangelista, said.
The victims were rushed to the hospital but the woman was declared dead on arrival.
Investigators have identified a person of interest.
“Meron na tayong person of interest, but needed to (conduct) deeper investigation para ma-identify yung person and the whole details related sa suspek,” Evangelista added.
GMA Rregional TV One Mindanao is reaching out to the family of the couple for a statement, as of this writing.
