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Preacher shot dead in church

Ben Serrano - The Philippine Star
October 7, 2015 | 10:00am

BUTUAN CITY, Philippines – A pastor of the Lord Jesus Christ Fellowship Church was shot dead during a church service in Barangay Jubgan in the coastal town of San Francisco in Surigao del Norte on Sunday.

Unidentified motorcycle-riding gunmen shot Allan Ursabia, 45, a resident of Barangay Washington, while he was preaching around 9:30 a.m., a report of San Francisco police to the Police Regional Office 13 showed.

Ursabia was pronounced dead on arrival at the Surigao Medical Center.

Police recovered bullets shells for a caliber .45 pistol at the scene. An investigation is underway.

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ALLAN URSABIA

BARANGAY JUBGAN

BARANGAY WASHINGTON

LORD JESUS CHRIST FELLOWSHIP CHURCH

NORTE

POLICE

POLICE REGIONAL OFFICE

SAN FRANCISCO

SURIGAO

SURIGAO MEDICAL CENTER

URSABIA
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