Cavite village chief shot dead, wife hurt

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SAN PEDRO CITY — A village chief in Tanza town in Cavite province was shot dead by motorcycle-riding gunmen on Saturday, police said on Sunday.

In a report from the Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon (CALABARZON) police, investigators said Benito Clamosa, 65, of Barangay (village) Daang Amaya 2, was ambushed at about 1 p.m. in Barangay Bagtas.

Clamosa was driving his owner-type jeepney with his wife Irenea, police said.

Benito was killed instantly while his wife sustained a gunshot wound in the leg.

The suspects fled towards Naic town, also in Cavite. The police have yet to determine a motive in the shooting. CBB/rga