Authorities in the Philippines have reached a devastating potential conclusion about the fate of Elliot Eastman.
After the 26-year-old YouTuber was kidnapped Oct. 17 in the Philippines, authorities investigating the case believe he was most likely killed by his abductors, Philippine National Police told the New York Times.
Eastman was taken by gunpoint in the town of Sibuco in the country’s Zamboanga del Norte province and was shot twice by an M16 rifle while attempting to fight off his four kidnappers—who had posed as police officers—authorities also told the Associated Press.
Lt. Col. Ramoncelio Sawan told the outlet that investigators were informed by a relative of a suspect, who said Eastman died due to gunshot wounds in the thigh and abdomen. The informant added that the suspects in question decided to throw Eastman’s body into the sea, per the Associated Press. (Prior reports from the police say that Eastman had struggled as he was forced onto a motorboat in his abduction, before the water vehicle sped off).
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