ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Apr. 13, 2013) – Motorcycle gunmen ambushed a prominent lawyer in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines early Saturday, critically wounding him and killing his two companions, reports said.
It said two gunmen opened fire on the car of lawyer Homer Mabale who was heading home in Lopez Subdivision in the village of Tugbungan. The attacked that occurred at around 3.30 a.m. killed Jomer and Emmanuel Lozada, radio station dzRZ-Radyo Agong reported.
The ambushers escaped after the attack.
Police recovered empty of shells of .45-caliber pistol from the area. No individual or group claimed responsibility for the attack and police are still investigating the motive of the ambush.
Gun attacks are not uncommon in Zamboanga City in western Mindanao where killings have reached more than 180 last year. Hired killers are known to actively operate in Zamboanga and police authorities could do little to stop the killings. (Mindanao Examiner)
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