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Ex-inmate killed

/ 07:12 AM January 21, 2012

A FORMER inmate was shot dead in barangay Lagtang, Talisay City, southern Cebu.

Ryan Briones, 22, was found slumped by the roadside with a gunshot wound in the head past 7 p.m. last Thursday.

Police said Briones came from a drinking session with his father and some friends.

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The victim decided to go home ahead of the group. Shortly after he left, a gunshot rang out.

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A bloodied Briones was later found slumped near a cargo truck owned by Felix Echavez.

Echavez told police that he was fixing the starter of the truck when he heard bursts of gunfire.

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Echavez said he didn’t see anyone when Briones was shot.

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The victim was rushed to the Talisay District Hospital but did not make it alive.

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Police recovered an empty shell of a .45 pistol in the crime scene.

PO3 Ferdinand Pablo, investigator of the Talisay City police station, said Briones was jailed in October 2011 for theft charges.

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The incident will be investigated further, said police. CORRESPONDENT RHEA RUTH V. ROSELL WITH CORRESPONDENT GABRIEL C. BONJOC

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