Trader In Drugs Watch List Shot Dead In Digos City

A 38-year-old businessman who was is listed in the police drug list was shot dead by unidentified motorcycle riding gunmen at the national highway in Barangay Tres de Mayo,  Digos City, Davao del Sur.

The Digos City Police Office identified the victim as Fernando Asutilla, a resident of Barangay Upper Kiagot, Digos City who was shot dead by the nameless suspects around 6:45 p.m. of December 17. In the initial police investigation, the victim was riding his motorcycle from Bansalan town towards Digos City when the suspects riding another motorcycle shot him repeatedly leading to his immediate death.

The suspects hurriedly escaped towards an unknown direction after the killing. The police said the victim was part of the drug list in his barangay but he refused to surrender to the authorities.

Authorities are still conducting a deeper investigation on the killing as of the moment.