Killed in funeral convoy

A 24-YEAR-OLD man was shot dead in a funeral convoy in barangay Pajac, Lapu-Lapu City last Monday afternoon.

Jason Amistad succumbed to gunshot wounds in the abdomen and chest.

Police said Amistad was riding a motorcycle driven by another man in a funeral convoy for the scheduled interment of his uncle.

Police said a motorcycle boarded by three men wearing full-faced helmets stopped near the motorcycle ridden by the victim.

One of the backriders of the other motorcycle then shot the victim twice before they drove off, police said.

Police said illegal drug connections is being looked into as a possible motive in the killing./CORRESPONDENT FE MARIE D. DUMABOC

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