POLICE crime scene investigators process the remains of a fatality in the Monday night shootout in Lapu-Lapu City. (Photo from Mayor Junard Chan’s Facebook account)
CEBU CITY – Lapu-Lapu City remains safe, Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan assured Wednesday, June 1, following a shootout between the police a
ISOLATED CASE. Left photo shows forensic investigators as they cordon a house in Barangay Bankal, Lapu-Lapu City where a Chinese businessman was rescued from the hands of his four captors who were all killed in a shootout on Monday night (May 30, 2022). Right photo shows Mayor Junard Chan checking on the kidnap victim inside an ambulance. (Photo courtesy of Mayor Junard Chan) LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu - Mayor Junard Chan on Tuesday assured the safety of foreign travelers coming to this historical city after the kidnapping incident involving a 70-year-old Chinese national. Chan said the police are still investigating the motive behind last week's abduction of Lyu Xingou, a businessman from Fujian, China who is currently a resident of Cebu City. The victim was rescued by security forces on Monday night from the hands of his captors, who were all killed after engaging the lawmen in a shootout. Chan said he ordered Lapu-Lapu City Police Office chief Col. Arnel Banzon to identify who is behi