Pubdate: Fri, 03 Sep 2004 Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer (Philippines) Copyright: 2004 Philippine Daily Inquirer Contact: http://www.inquirer.net/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1073 Author: Marlon Ramos DRUG SUSPECT SLAIN AS SHE EMERGED FROM COURT Two unidentified gunmen shot dead a middle-aged woman who was listed as the No. 4 most wanted drug dealer in Batangas province. Mary Jane Endozo, 33, a resident of Barangay 4 in Tanauan City, was shot as she emerged from a court hearing in the town, police said yesterday. Senior Supt. Francisco Montenegro, Batangas police chief, said Endozo, 33, had just attended a hearing at around 10:30 a.m. at the Tanauan City's Hall of Justice in Barangay Dos when two assailants on board a motorcycle opened fire at her. Montenegro said the victim died on the spot after suffering at least four gunshot wounds in the body. She was gunned down exactly where Judge Voltaire Rosales was shot dead also by motorcycle-riding men a few months ago. Although the police have yet to ascertain the motive for the killing of Endozo, they said the victim's connection with the illegal drugs syndicate could have been behind her death. Police added that Endozo's husband, also a suspected drug dealer, was likewise ambushed a few years back. The gangland-style execution of Endozo is similar to the executions of drug suspects in Davao City, which human rights groups have now tagged as the summary execution capital of the Philippines. - --- MAP posted-by: Jo-D