Two men wounded in ambush near Lapu-Lapu mall

By: Paul Lauro - 5 years ago

Bullet holes are seen on the windows of the car that the victims were riding on when they were ambushed by motorcycle riding gunmen along the national highway in Barangay Pajo, Lapu-Lapu City. | Contributed photo

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two men on a car were ambushed by unidentified motorcycle riding gunmen in front of a mall along M.L. Quezon national highway in Barangay Pajo, Lapu-Lapu City at 2:25 p.m. on Monday, August 19.

The victims, Irving Querubin, a former seaman, and Niel Costabella, his driver, had just came from the Lapu-Lapu City Hall of Justice when they were attacked.

Querubin and Costabella were wounded in the attack and were rushed to the nearest hospital for treatment./dbs