A 29-year-old man was shot dead at a basketball court in Calamba City, Laguna.

According to police, the victim was shot at close range in the face by an unidentified assailant. The suspects reportedly escaped on a motorcycle.

"Balot po eh, hindi nagtanggal ng helmet, may jacket pa. Then wala halos pagkakakilanlan itong motor," PLTCOL Titoy Jay Cuden, Chief of Calamba City Police Station, said.

The police are investigating potential motives for the crime, including personal grudge against the victim.

Police found out later that the victim was involved in a shooting incident in 2020, and figured in a dispute recently, which was settled in the barangay.

Authorities are working to gather more information from a closed circuit television (CCTV) camera that may have captured the suspects’ escape.

A dragnet operation has been launched to track and apprehend the suspects.