CEBU CITY, Philippines – A woman linked to suspected drug lord Kerwin Espinosa was shot and killed in Cebu City on Friday, September 30.

According to a report from the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), Annalou Llaguno, 30, was shot by 3 unidentified men riding a motorcycle.

Police investigators said Llaguno and her boyfriend were onboard a motorcycle on the way to Barangay Pasil, when 3 men riding a motorcycle stopped beside them in Duljo-Fatima.

One pulled out a gun and shot Llaguno in the head twice. The boyfriend tried to attend to the victim, but ran when the gunmen started to come after him.

Investigators are also looking into romantic links between Llaguno and Espinosa.

According to a report in ABS-CBN News, Llaguno was previously married to Espinosa and was in a relationship with the late drug suspect Jeffrey “Jaguar” Diaz.

Diaz, who is from Duljo-Fatima, was killed in a police operation in Las Piñas on June 18.

Llaguno’s boyfriend claimed that she was the niece of the late Crisostomo “Tata Negro” Llaguno. Crisostomo ran for a seat on the Cebu City Council, but was shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

Police suspected that Crisostomo was killed due to his alleged involvement in illegal drugs.

Espinosa is the son of Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr of Albuera, Leyte. President Rodrigo Duterte had earlier directed the father and son to surrender to authoritied because of their alleged involvement in illegal drugs.

Mayor Espinosa surrendered to Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa in on August 2 following the President’s statement, but denied his involvement in the drug trade. His son remains at large. – Rappler.com