MANILA, Philippines - A sedan used in the fatal road-rage shooting of a bus driver along Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) Monday was recovered in Quezon City, but its driver remained missing as of early Tuesday.
Radio dzBB reported that police recovered the gray Toyota sedan (UFP-648) used by the man who shot dead bus driver Ramilo Vargas after an altercation.
Police recovered the vehicle along Polygon Street at San Jose village in Quezon City, with some 300 rounds of ammunition for 9-mm pistols and
51 empty shells found inside.
The driver of the car has remained missing, according to authorities.
Witnesses described the gunman as "big-bodied."
It was not immediately clear if police had finished checking with the Land Transportation Office (LTO) on the identity of the vehicle's owner.
On Monday, Vargas was shot and seriously wounded after the still-unidentified gunman shot him near the Ramon Magsaysay High School in Cubao.
Initial investigation showed the victim's Lucky Seven Tours bus, which was plying the Ortigas-Ilalim route, cut the gunman's sedan.
Some witnesses said the bus sped away after hitting the car, prompting its driver to give chase.
Near the Ramon Magsaysay High School, the driver of the car cut off the bus and fired at least two shots at the driver before speeding away.
Vargas was rushed to the East Avenue Medical Center but died while undergoing treatment. - GMANews.TV