A man was shot and killed this morning in Kaohsiung’s Zuoying District (左營) and the culprit remains on the loose who police continue to search for and was believed to have been driving a white BMW 1 Series, police said.
The incident was reported at approximately 6:51am on Wenxue Road, where the victim, a 51-year-old man surnamed Lo (羅), was shot five times in the head, neck and abdomen and pronounced dead at the scene by emergency services, they said.
At 10:50am this morning, police said they had tracked the getaway vehicle to Kaohsiung’s Gangshan District (岡山), though the suspect had fled, setting fire to the car in an attempt to destroy evidence.
Photo: Li Hui-chou, Taipei Times
Meanwhile, the forensic team found an additional eight shell casings at the murder scene and four nearby, totaling 12 bullets, that have been taken into evidence along with surveillance footage and witness statements, they added.
The victim, who lived nearby on Wenxue Road, is wanted on fraud and theft charges.
Police said they suspect the incident was premeditated murder and that the motive was believed to be a personal debt dispute.
Residents nearby reported hearing multiple gunshots and identified the gunman who was driving alone in a white vehicle, according to the initial investigation.
Early this morning, the suspect parked the vehicle at a nearby park and proceeded on foot to wait for Lo to leave his residence, police said.
After a conversation that devolved into an argument, the suspect opened fire before fleeing the scene by car.
Ciaotou District Prosecutors’ Office said it has launched an investigation into the victim’s possible connections, the suspect's motive and whether he acted alone.
Additional reporting by Hung Ting-hung and Huang Liang-chieh
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