A village tract headman who was shot in his clothing shop in Hsipaw township, died in hospital this morning.

The victim, forty-eight year-old U San Lwin, was shot by an unknown gunman at around 8 pm on May 24 while he was selling clothes at his shop in Nam Oon village.

“A man wearing a longyi walked into U San Lwin’s shop and shot him in the heart with a gun hidden in his bag before fleeing,” said a local resident of Nam Oon who wished to remain anonymous.

The victim was a village tract headman in Nam Oon village, Kunkai tract, about 20 miles north of Hsipaw township.

U San Lwin was taken to Lashio hospital right away after the shooting, according to the same source. However, he died of his gunshot wounds at the hospital early this morning.

The victim had been a headman of Kunkai village tract for about three years. He has two children, and apart from owning a clothing shop, also sold corn.

His funeral will be held at 11 am tomorrow at Jar Karn Thuk Than cemetery in Lashio towhship.