The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Office of Senator Raffy Tulfo are offering a reward of ₱1 million for information regarding the identity and whereabouts of a motorcycle rider who shot another rider.
MMDA chairman Don Artes has assured that the agency will provide ₱500,000 for verified information leading to the apprehension of the gunman. Additionally, Tulfo expressed his readiness to offer another ₱500,000 reward for the immediate capture of the perpetrator.
The victim had intervened to help the MMDA stop the suspect for a traffic violation in Quezon City on March 14.
MMDA Deputy Chairman Usec. Frisco San Juan Jr. identified the victim as Wilmer Zara, 31.
Zara took the initiative to chase the man who had evaded a checkpoint along Commonwealth Avenue near Soliven Street, using his own motorcycle. Closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage showed Zara falling to the ground after being shot. He was brought to a nearby hospital but later died from a gunshot wound to the head.
Initial investigation showed that the gunman got off the motorcycle to shoot Zara, and even attempted to take the victim’s motorcycle. It was learned that the gunman’s motorcycle had no plate number.