AN American was shot dead in Negros Occidental on Tuesday night, police said, as they announced the arrest of his two attackers

The fatality was identified as Erick Hendrickson, 57, of Barangay 4, Silay City, who was shot on the left side of his head at about 10 p.m. He was brought to the Teresita Jalandoni Provincial Hospital where he was declared dead on arrival.