ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanao Examiner / June 16, 2014) – Motorcycle gunmen shot and wounded two brothers in an attack in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines, police said Monday.
Police said the victims – Michael Cuevas, manager of the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office in Zamboanga City, and Angelo Cuevas, the supply officer of the Zamboanga Sibugay Provincial Health Office – were attacked in the village of Tetuan before dawn Sunday.
The two brothers were heading home on their motorcycle when one of the gunmen shot them. The assailants fled after the attack thinking they had killed their targets. Despite their wounds, the victims managed to drive to the nearest hospital.
Police said crime investigators recovered bullet casings of .45-caliber pistol in the area.
The motive of the attack is still unknown, but police said it launched an investigation into the shooting. Gun attacks are not uncommon in Zamboanga City where hired killers are actively operating and largely blamed for the spate of murders here. (Mindanao Examiner)
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