Police are now tracking down a car driver who killed a bicycle rider in a road rage shooting in Quiapo, Manila, Monday night.
The Manila Police District's (MPD) Station 3 said it is now coordinating with the Land Transportation Office to identify the owner of a red Hyundai Eon with conduction plate M03746.
The car's driver was seen in a viral CCTV footage shooting a bicycle rider, identified as Mark Vincent Geralde, after a brief fistfight along P. Casal Street in Quiapo around 9:30 p.m.
Before the fistfight, the shooter was seen arguing with the driver, who was still inside the car.
Inspector Yolando Espina of the Barbosa Police Community Precinct said the incident happened after the car hit the bicycle along P. Casal Street.
After the fistfight, the driver was seen in the video footage returning to this car. The driver went out again, carrying a firearm.
The footage showed the driver shooting Geralde in the face point blank. Three more shots were fired by the shooter at Geralde even after he went down.
Another civilian, 18-year-old Rosell Bondoc, was hit by a stray bullet. She remains confined at the Mary Chiles General Hospital.
Police recovered four bullet shells from a .45 pistol at the crime scene.
The case has been elevated to the MPD headquarter's homicide division.
The assailant is facing possible murder and frustrated homicide charges.