A FRATERNITY member was shot dead while drinking with friends in barangay Cansaga, Consolacion town in northern Cebu.
The killing of Gabriel Joshua Jumao-as of barangay Nangka, Consolacion could be fraternity-related, said police.
Anthony Tejero, Jumao-as’ friend, told police that the victim was a member of the Tau Gamma fraternity.
Jumao-as was with Tejero, Erwin Pepito Son and Marco Baguyot in a drinking spree in a sari-sari store past 1 a.m yesterday.
Moments later, an unidentified man arrived and shot the victim from behind. The gunman, who was armed with a .45 pistol, was about a meter away from Jumao-as.
Jumao-as’ friends rushed him to the Eversley Child Sanitarium Hospital in Mandaue City where he was declared dead by the attending physician.
The assailant fled on a motorcycle driven by an accomplice. The victim’s friends told police that they were unable to see the assailant’s face since they dropped to the ground after hearing gunfire.
Police recovered four empty shells of a .45 pistol and a deformed slug from the scene./REPORTER RHEA RUTH V. ROSELL AND CORRESPONDENT NORMAN V. MENDOZA