Aussie shoots 2 dead, injures expat

Fatal shooting Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) inspect the Mitsubishi Mirage where two people were gunned down and another injured in Olongapo City Friday. Jonas Reyes

OLONGAPO CITY — A bar owner and a beach resort owner were shot dead by an Australian gunman inside a subcompact car near the Ulo ng Apo roundabout this Friday morning.

According to Vice Mayor Jong Cortez, the suspect was identified as Australian Michael McLaren, a guest at the Gum Leaves Beach Resort in Barrio Barretto.

Mclaren shot and killed fellow Aussie Anthony George Wilson, owner of the Crazy Horse Bar Subic, and Mila Bailey y Lula, owner of the Gum Leaves Beach Resort, inside a Mitsubishi Mirage car.

The vice mayor said the suspect shot driver Wayne Bailey, husband of Mila, but the victim was able to escape the small car and lie flat in front of a hardware store. Rescuers rushed Wayne to a hospital for medical treatment and is currently in a stable condition.

The Baileys’ daughter was left unscathed, and was taken by emergency response officials for further checkup.

All victims were residents of No. 133 National Highway, Barrio Barretto in Olongapo City. The suspect was apprehended earlier by the Olongapo City Police Office after a follow up operation.