Five heavily-armed men mowed down a group of barangay officials killing three, including the president of the Association of Barangay Chairmen (ABC) of this town, and injuring three others early Monday afternoon in Barangay San Francisco, here
Police have not established the motive in the killing as Senior Inspector Felix Castro Jr., police chief, identified the fatalities as Guillermo Bernardo, 48, married former barangay chairman; and Evangeline de Guzman, 51, all of Barangay San Francisco, here.
Bernardo was a known ally of former vice governor Mariano Crisasnto Joson, Mayor Marvin Pariñas and former three-term mayor Jimmy Domingo in the Bagong Lakas ng Nueva Ecija (Balane) party.
Santos and de Guzman were killed on the spot while Bernardo died in a nearby hospital.
Police said five men pulled off the attack at around 1:30 p.m. Monday along the Talavera-Sto Domingo provincial road here.
ABC president Guiller sustained 11 gunshot wounds all over his body. Santos and De Guzman also succumbed to several gunshot wounds in the head and body.
Injured and taken to hospital were: Celso B. Aquino, 42, married, barangay treasurer; Louie Flores, 20, single, and Adrian Reña, 17, all San Francisco village residents. They were serving as laborers at the church construction when hit by stray bullets.
PO3 Dennis Penson, case investigator, said the attack happened while Bernardo, Santos and De Guzman were inspecting construction work in a barangay chapel donated by the Santoses.
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