Family of 3 slain in Nueva Ecija gun attack
Nueva Ecija map. INQUIRER FILES
SAN LEONARDO, Nueva Ecija — A businessman, his wife, and their 10-year-old child were killed in a gun attack Wednesday by four suspects inside a store in Purok 5, Barangay Mallorca, in this town.
The victims were Aurora Geronimo, 52; her husband, Don Rey Geronimo, 55; and their son, Demarcus Ezra Geronimo.
The municipal police said the suspects arrived on two motorcycles.
In a report to the provincial headquarters, the town police stated that all three victims were inside their store when the suspects, allegedly pretending to be customers, barged in and opened fire.
“All the victims sustained gunshot wounds to the head, causing their instant deaths,” the police reported.
Forensic investigators recovered six fired cartridges from a .45 caliber pistol at the crime scene.
One of the suspects was reportedly arrested in a follow-up operation in the nearby town of Peñaranda, as police launched a dragnet operation, Oplan Bakod, on the same day.
A hot pursuit operation and further investigation are still ongoing. INQ
READ: Town councilor in Nueva Ecija gunned down
