Village chief gunned down in Abra

BAGUIO CITY –– Unidentified assailants on Tuesday morning gunned down a village chief in Bangued, Abra, police said.

Investigators said Jason Bergonia Garcia, 34, a resident of Barangay Lingtan, was driving a truck when he was attacked by the gunmen around 6 a.m.

Garcia suffered bullet wounds on his head that caused his instant death.

The attack took place two days after a teacher was shot dead while having a haircut in Abra’s capital town.

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