By ROGER M. BALANZA

(Updated): A Davao City lawyer and her husband were shot dead inside a high-end subdivision in Davao City around 5:10PM July 14, 2021.

Sitti Gilda Mahinay Sapie and her husband Muhaimin Mphammad Sapie were killed by sniper fire minutes apart outside their home in Solariega Subdivision in Barangay Talomo. (The Durian Post initially reported that the husband is also a lawyer).

The couple, known for legal involvement in land issues, run a daily legal aid radio program on local radio station Power Radio 76.1 FM.

The Sapies broadcast their 3PM to 5PM program, Justice Redeemer, in a studio in an office outside of their house in the gated subdivision. The program is also live-streamed on Facebook.

The lady lawyer had gone out of the studio after the program when shot dead said to be a sniper. Hearing the shot, the husband rushed outside and was also shot. The couple expired on the way to the hospital.