CEBU CITY (UPDATED) - A retired government prosecutor and his wife were shot inside their house in Singson Village in Barangay Guadalupe here on Monday.

Atty. Salvador "Buddy" Solima and his wife, Verose, were inside their house when they were shot by still unidentified gunmen.

The victims were rushed to a private hospital in Cebu City.

According to authorities, Salvador passed away at 6:58 p.m. while his wife is in stable condition.

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Based on the initial investigation conducted by Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), 2 unidentified men arrived at Solima's house past 5 p.m.

They asked Solima to defend a certain detainee at Cebu City Jail who had been arrested for drugs.

But when the lawyer said that he would charge an acceptance fee of P120,000, one of the men immediately shot the lawyer.

He also shot Verose who was hiding behind a refrigerator.

Authorities have yet to establish the motive of the attack.

Solima was the lawyer of slain Ermita, Cebu City barangay captain Felicisimo “Imok” Rupinta.