A man identified as Akido Simon was killed on Wednesday night in a targeted shooting along Lady Young Road. Simon was seated in a white Toyota sedan near the Las Alturas housing complex when gunmen opened fire on the vehicle. He succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
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