Family driver killed in Legarda shooting

July 19, 2020

A family driver was killed in a shooting incident in Manila on Saturday afternoon.

In a report, Manila Police Station 5 identified the fatality as Nelbert Casido, a resident of Legarda.

Based on an initial police report, the victim was driving a Toyota Fortuner with two passengers when the vehicle of the suspects blocked their lane along the southbound of P. Burgos Lagusnilad, Ermita around 5pm.

"The suspect came out (and) then without any apparent reason suddenly drew a gun (firing)  two gun shots on the windshield," the report stated.

One of the four suspects broke the front window of Casido's car with a pair of dumbbells.

The suspect then opened the front door and pulled Casido out from the vehicle, The gunman shot at Casido's head which resulted in his death.

The suspect took Casido's sling bag ,containing two cellular phones before they fled using a white Innova.

Police recovered the dumbbell and three fired cartridge at the scene of the crime. Robina Asido/DMS