The Philippine Star

Woman shot dead in QC; drug link eyed

- – Emmanuel Tupas

A woman said to be involved in illegal drugs was shot dead by unidentifi­ed assailants in Quezon City at past midnight yesterday.

Cristeta Ramos, 35, was playing cards with a friend at her home in Barangay Batasan Hills when four men barged in at around 12:15 a.m., Police Officer 2 Jomar Pillado said in his report.

The assailants, who wore baseball caps and jackets, asked for the victim’s name, a witness said. When Ramos told them, the men dragged her outside and shot her.

The assailants fled on foot towards Batasan-San Mateo Road, according to witnesses. Ramos died at the scene from several gunshot wounds in the body.

Probers recovered four bullet casings and a sachet of shabu at the scene. Police officers have yet to determine the motive for the killing and the assailants’ identities.

 ?? JOVEN CAGANDE ?? The mother of Cristeta Ramos looks at the body of her daughter, who was killed by unidentifi­ed assailants in Barangay Batasan Hills, Quezon City at past midnight yesterday.
JOVEN CAGANDE The mother of Cristeta Ramos looks at the body of her daughter, who was killed by unidentifi­ed assailants in Barangay Batasan Hills, Quezon City at past midnight yesterday.

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