SURIGAO CITY -- Three bloody and fatal shooting incidents this weekend left five dead and two hurt in what has been described as the bloodiest weekend in Surigao City this year.

Eddie Mendez, 37, was shot by motorcycle-riding gunmen along Diez Street near Port 2 (Pantalan II) past 4 p.m. on Saturday. The victim was rushed to Caraga Regional Hospital but was pronounced dead by the attending physician.

Two hours later, another shooting incident occurred in Purok Dalia in Barangay Washington, killing 34-year-old Sherwin Buniel.

Cris Ben Pejan narrowly survived the attack. He and Buniel were in the street when two unidentified gunmen riding a red motorcycle fired at them. Three empty shells of a calibre .45 pistol were recovered from the crime scene.

Later in the evening, three more victims were killed in another shooting incident in a computer shop at Navarro Street.

One victim, Rolando Cortez, was found dead, lying on a pathway outside Lingatong Pisonet Shop. Another victim, who was later identified as 29-year old Nataniel Abris, was found dead inside the shop.

Police said some bills and a sachet or suspected shabu was recovered from Cortez's pocket.

The other two victims were rushed a hospital. Billy Joe Gaid was declared dead on arrival.

Only one of the four victims survived the third shooting incident. Carmilito Cayaban, who sustained gunshot wounds in the body, is under treatment and is recovering in a hospital.

Administrators and security personnel of the hospital has not allowed anyone but the family and authorities to visit Cayaban inside the hospital.

Nothing was recovered from Gaid and Cayaban during the body search conducted by authorities.

Investigators have recovered seven fired cartridge cases of calibre .45 pistol from the crime scene.

Investigation on the incident is ongoing. Authorities have yet to identify the gunmen responsible for the incidents as well as whether the incidents are related.