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Murder in front of Brown Sugar

HeadlineMurder in front of Brown Sugar

A man died this evening at about 5:30 after a gunman walked up to him and shot him four times in his head and body in front of Brown Sugar on North Front Street. The killer then escaped. The man has been identified by police as Derrick Gonquez, son of the Chief Meteorological Officer Dennis Gonguez. According to the social media, however, the deceased is named Rajiv Gonguez.

Witnesses told police that Gonguez had just disembarked from a San Pedro water taxi at the docks at Brown Sugar, and was walking to his vehicle, which was parked outside, when a man walked up to him and shot him.

Gonguez was rushed to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, but died shortly after while receiving treatment.

At press time tonight, the killer has not been apprehended, and the motive for the murder is still unknown.

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