Murder suspect shot dead in Quezon

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LUCENA CITY – A 49-year-old man wanted for murder was shot and killed on Sunday (May 29) night in Candelaria, Quezon police said.

The Candelaria police identified the fatality as Ronilo Yupacina, a resident of Barangay Mangilag Norte.

Police said the victim was driving his motorcycle in Barangay Mangilag Sur around 7:10 p.m. when he was repeatedly shot by a lone gunman.

Yupacina sustained several gunshot wounds and was rushed to United Candelaria Doctors Hospital but died along the way.

Investigators found three spent shells from a .45-caliber pistol on the scene of the crime.

Staff Sergeant Manolito Vitoriano, the case investigator, said Yupacina had a pending murder case.

“He was at large,” Vitorino said in a phone interview.

Further investigation is ongoing.

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