TACLOBAN CITY — A 40-year-old farmer was killed while his 17-year-old son was wounded after unidentified motorcycle-riding gunmen ambushed them in Barangay Balao, Burauen, Leyte, just before midnight on Friday, July 10.
The fatality, identified only by the alias “Rico,” a resident of Barangay Paghudlan, Burauen, sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was declared dead at the scene. His son, “Yanyan,” 17, suffered gunshot wounds to his left leg and left palm and was rushed by relatives to the Burauen District Hospital for treatment.
According to the Burauen Municipal Police Station, the attack occurred at around 11:55 p.m. while the victims were traveling home to Barangay Paghudlan from Barangay Balao.
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