Suspects in the killing of former Bulacan beauty queen Mary Christine Balagtas were caught in a closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage on board their motorcycle.
The 23-year-old restaurant and management graduate was shot dead after receiving a bouquet of flowers and a box of chocolates from unidentified gunmen in her house at 1st La Mirada Subdivision, Barangay Banga in Bulacan on Wednesday, April 5, 2017.
In a report of Tina Panganiban-Perez in GMA News TV’s “Balitanghali” on Tuesday, April 11, 2017, Police Supt. Julio Lizardo, chief of Plaridel police revealed the artist sketch of the gunman who killed the latter.
According to Lizardo, the gunman stands at 5’6 to 5’7. The suspect is hinted at 38-years-old and above, with fair complexion and is medium built.
A P100,000.00 will be given to the informant who will help the authorities in identifying the gunman as well as his accomplice.
The police hinted an angle of the third party in the killing. The authorities have yet to name the couple who are linked to the killing of the former Bulacan beauty queen.
Meanwhile, Mary Christine Balagtas was laid to rest on Palm Sunday, April 9, 2017 at a memorial park in Plaridel town.
According to a report published by Inquirer.net, her casket was carried by a freight by a vehicle conveying the coffin which was embellished with pink balloons, followed by white balloons and tied to a long line of vehicles. About 500 people attended the burial.