A youth gunned down his stepmother over unknown reasons and escaped the scene here on Sunday.
Police said that suspect Imran shot dead his stepmother Rashida 35, in Barki area of Lahore and fled after committing the murder.
Reasons behind the murder could not be ascertained. The body was shifted to hospital for postmortem.
Police said that father of accused had married two women and Imran was from his first wife.
A case was registered against the murderer and raids were being conducted for his arrest.—INP