Nueva Ecija governor’s assistant shot dead

TALAVERA, NUEVA ECIJA — A 38-year-old assistant of Gov. Czarina Umali was killed while her husband was wounded in a gun attack in Barangay Marcos here around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday.

Mary Anne Hernandez and her husband, Carlito, 45, had stopped at a gas station when a gunman approached and shot her multiple times, killing her on the spot, said PO2 Gilbert Dizon, town police investigator.

Carlito, who was driving their sports utility vehicle, was also struck by bullets meant for Hernandez, Dizon said. Their two children and a househelp were seated at the back of the vehicle but were unhurt.

The gunman drove off in a motorcycle following the attack. Carlito is currently being treated at a hospital.

The police have yet to establish the motive for the ambush. /je