TACURONG CITY – Four people were killed and another survived a brutal attack early Monday in Tacurong City in southern Philippines, police said Monday.
Police said the four fatalities – two women and two men – have been identified as Rhea Macion Ramirez, 26, of General Santos City; Jhoan Mamon, 28, Columbio town in Sultan Kudarat province; Manuel Rafael Juan, 30, of Tacurong City, and another whose first name is Pedro, 27, also of Tacurong City.
The lone survivor, who was only identified by the police as Regine, is under observation in a hospital here due to a gunshot wound in the face. She is a native of General Santos City.
Local police chief Superintendent Junny Buenacosa said a tricycle that the victims used was also recovered near the area where the five had been shot. He said the bodies of the victims were peppered with bullets.
He said police were still investigating the motive of the killings. Policemen recovered bullet casings fired from a 9mm pistol. (Rose Muneza and Cris Jay Diaz)
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