Two unidentified armed men shot dead a businessman after divesting him of about P50,000 in payroll money at Hacienda Lanotan in Brgy. Dos Hermanas , Talisay City , Thursday.

Police identified the victim as Herbert Hervias, 45.

Investigations showed that Hervias and his father, Gil, were on their way to Hacienda Cabiayan Ybiernas in Brgy. Dos Hermanas , Talisay City , to deliver payroll money, when they were waylaid by two unidentified men, wearing black bonnets and armed with .45 caliber pistols.

Supt. Joseph Thomas Martir, Talisay police chief, yesterday said Hervias who alighted from the vehicle driven by his father, was shot by one of the suspects in the right leg and back, after he was divested of the P50,000 payroll money.

Fearing that he would be the next, the father escaped on their vehicle but later returned to the crime scene, with some companions. However, Hervias was already dead and the suspects were nowhere to be found, police investigations showed.

Martir said the wallet of the victim was not taken by the suspects who reportedly withdrew towards Brgy. Bagtic in Silay City .

An empty shell of a .45 caliber pistol was recovered from the crime scene by Talisay policemen investigating the incident.

The Talisay police is coordinating with other law enforcement agencies and witnesses in the identification and tracking down of the suspects.*GPB

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