Philadelphia community holds vigil for Filipino government attorney John Albert Laylo shot, killed in University City in case of mistaken identity. jpayoute reports.
Surrounded by members of the Filipino community, Chris Rivera read a Facebook post from Leah Bustamante Taylor, the mother who lost her son when a vacation in the City of Brotherly Love ended with gunfire.
“We traveled together and we are supposed to go home together,” Taylor wrote. “I will bring him home soon in a box.”gunman opened fire on their UberThe 35-year-old government lawyer from the Philippines was shot in the head and pronounced dead the next day. “We light these candles for the surviving family of John to represent the peace and justice they seek,” Rivera said.READ MORE:
They say the victim, whose clients include the vice president of the Philippines and two senators, had big hopes and dreams.Philadelphia police initially said it was a random road rage shooting.. Investigators say surveillance video shows the gunman was in a black Cadillac next to another Nissan before firing as many as 15 shots in the wrong vehicle.
MORE: Police say the shooter was in a black Cadillac. Video shows the Cadillac in close proximity to a another Nissan blocks before reaching the intersection of 38 & Spruce. Police believe the shooter fired as many as 15 shots into the “wrong” Nissan
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