Village chief in Pangasinan town slain

MANGALDAN, Pangasinan — The village chief of Poblacion in this town was shot to death late Thursday, Dec. 7, by still-unidentified assailants, police said.

Investigators said Melinda Morillo, 60, was attacked at 6 p.m. as she was driving her sports utility vehicle while heading to her second house in Barangay Tebag.

Police said Morillo’s car was shot several times, causing her to suffer multiple gunshot wounds.

The victim was taken to the Region I Medical Center Annex in Bonuan, Dagupan City, where she was pronounced dead on arrival.

Policemen were searching for possible witnesses and reviewing security camera footage to identify the suspects and their escape route. INQ

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