Lanao del Sur town councilor bet, 1 other killed in shooting

A candidate for municipal councilor and a barangay chairman's brother were killed in a shooting incident in Barangay Rinabor, Bayang, Lanao del Sur on Election Day, Monday, according to the police.

In a statement, the Lanao del Sur Police Provincial Office identified the victims as Afganie "A'Luv" Balt Taha and Walid Balt Taha.

The police said that at about 8 a.m., the two were on their way to Mauyag Papandayan National High School to vote when an unidentified gunman shot them.

Police Regional Office Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO BAR) spokesperson Police Lieutenant Colonel Jopy Ventura said in a press briefing that the victims were brought to a hospital, but they were declared dead on arrival.

Authorities have yet to determine the motive behind the fatal shooting, according to Ventura.

Lanao del Sur Police chief Police Colonel Robert Daculan extended condolences to the family of the victims.

"Ating paigtingin ang imbestigasyon sa insidenteng ito upang matukoy kung sinuman ang suspek at makamit ang hustisya" Daculan said.

(Let's intensify the investigation into this incident to determine who the suspect is and achieve justice.) — VDV, GMA Integrated News

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