Man killed in drinking bout

A 26-YEAR-OLD man was shot dead while having a drinking session in barangay Gun-ob, Lapu-Lapu City.

Ryan Mark Falcon succumbed to a gunshot wound in the head.

Falcon, a resident of barangay Pilipog, Cordova town, had gone to the barangay to attend a fiesta celebration.

Police said Falcon and his two friends started drinking last Saturday. The drinking bout lasted until 5 a.m. yesterday.

Police said Falcon and his three friends were slouching on a table when the victim was shot from behind.

The friends told police that an unidentified man was seen running away after the gunshot.

An empty shell from .45 pistol was recovered in the recovered.

Police said an investigation will be made to identify the assailant and possible motive of the attack./CORRESPONDENT NORMAN V. MENDOZA