Son of ex-boxer Rolando Navarette shot dead in GenSan

The son of former Filipino boxing champion Rolando Navarette was shot dead in General Santos City on Monday night, GMA News stringer Gary Balantay reported on Dobol B sa News TV on Tuesday.

The victim, 24-year-old Rolando Velarde Navarette, was walking with his live-in partner in Barangay Lagao when shot by two men on board a motorcycle at 7:35 p.m.

FLASH REPORT: Anak ng dating boksingero na si Rolando Navarrete, patay sa pamamaril sa Brgy. Lagao, General Santos City kagabi. pic.twitter.com/HkjvWP1mLN

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The victim was brought to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The incident was reportedly caught on CCTV but the police have yet to release a copy of it to the media.

The report said the younger Navarette was involved in illegal drugs who surrendered to the police three years ago and had become a laborer afterward.

Police investigation was ongoing as of posting time. —KBK, GMA News