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Mabuhay town vice mayor shot dead in Zamboanga Sibugay

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/tvpatrol/02/23/dead.jpg"/><figcaption>The victim slumped on a table. Photo courtesy of PRO-9</figcaption></figure></div>The vice mayor of Mabuhay town, Zamboanga Sibugay was killed while two others were wounded in a shooting Friday afternoon near the municipal hall.Police said Vice-Mayor Restituto Calonge, Engr. Edgar Pampanga and Hdj. Abduhari Gapor were having conversation in Poblacion at 3 p.m., when they were attacked by an armed assailant.The gunman fired multiple shots using a .45 caliber pistol, killing Calonge on the spot.Pampanga and Gapor were severely injured and rushed to hospital.Police said the suspect fled on a motorcycle.An investigation is ongoing. With a report from Leizle Lacastesantos.

Police said Vice-Mayor Restituto Calonge was having a conversation with 2 others in Poblacion at 3 p.m., when they were attacked by an armed assailant.

Police said Vice-Mayor Restituto Calonge was having a conversation with 2 others in Poblacion at 3 p.m., when they were attacked by an armed assailant.