Col. Julian Entoma, Negros Oriental police director, confirmed on Tuesday the death of 74-year-old lawyer Ray Moncada around 2:27 p.m. last Monday.
Entoma said Moncada died of “septic shock secondary to generalized peritonitis” from multiple gunshot wounds to the abdomen, as he cited the medical findings. Moncada was gunned down in front of his house on January 3. The assailants who were wearing jackets and helmets reportedly left a letter threatening the lawyer, before they fled.
The letter which was recovered by the police, said that the lawyer should leave the place or something will happen to him or his family if he refused, the provincial police director added.Earlier, police are looking closely into work-related because the victim has been handling land dispute cases of some big clients.
Entoma said he created a Special Investigation Task Group on Tuesday to focus on investigating the incident.He said they will check who could have the motive to hire gunmen to kill the lawyer.