Illegal drugs eyed in Lapu-Lapu killing
A 29-YEAR-OLD man was shot dead by still-unidentified assailants in barangay Mactan, Lapu-Lapu City Tuesday night.
Genmar Oporto died on the spot with a gunshot wound in the head.
Police said habal-habal drivers found the man slumped in a vacant lot in Vistamar Subdivision in sitio Soong II.
Police said a motorcycle and a car were seen leaving the area following bursts of gunfire.
PO3 Lydo Pinos said the killing could be drug-related.
Pinos said a pack of suspected shabu was recovered from the victim’s possession.
Article continues after this advertisementPinos added that in the victim’s cellphone were his exchanges with someone regarding an illegal drug transaction.
Article continues after this advertisementThe victim’s live-in partner told police that Genmar was driving a borrowed motorcycle when he left home.
Police, however, failed to recover the motorcycle from the crime scene. /CORRESPONDENT NORMAN V. MENDOZA