Man shot dead in Capitol Site

A 52-year-old man was shot dead beside a store by unidentified men on board a motorcycle in Ponce Street, Barangay Capitol Site, Cebu City on Friday afternoon.

The victim, Danilo Jarantilla, sustained a gunshot wound after one of the assailants fired shots at him five times.

Senior Police Officer 3 Antonio Din of the Cebu City Police homicide section, said that the two culprits wore a facemask and a cap.

Police authorities are now conducting a hot pursuit operation to arrest the assailants and an investigation to determine the motive behind the killing.

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