PARIS, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- A man was shot dead on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica on Monday, local media reported.
The victim was identified as Alain Orsoni, former president of local football club AC Ajaccio, French news channel BFMTV reported, citing sources close to the investigation. He was killed in Vero, near Ajaccio, the island's capital, while attending his mother's funeral.
Orsoni, 71, was also a former militant of the National Liberation Front of Corsica (FLNC), a nationalist organization that has long sought independence for the island, according to the report.
BFMTV said the gunman fled the scene and remains at large. Local police have launched an investigation into the shooting.
