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4 killed in gunfight due to alleged vote-buying in Ilocos Sur: police

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<p>ILOCOS SUR - Four people were killed in a shooting incident in Magsingal town in Ilocos Sur on Saturday morning following a scuffle over alleged vote-buying activities, local police said. </p><p>The Police Regional Office 1&#x27;s initial report showed that supporters of opposition mayoral candidate Lorry Salvador Jr. and supporters of mayoral candidate Alrico Favis allegedly engaged in a gunfight in the area. </p><p>Salvador and six of his supporters went to the home of Labut Village Captain Corazon Fuller. Fuller is a known supporter of Favis, and Salvador sought to confront the captain about alleged vote-buying in the village. </p><p>The commotion started when Salvador and his supporters began pulling Fuller&#x27;s hands, though it stopped after one of the village captain&#x27;s children intervened. </p><p>When the group entered Fuller&#x27;s house, gunshots were heard, following which were the deaths of four of Salvador&#x27;s supporters. </p><p>According to police, four others were injured, while two of Favis&#x27; supporters were arrested. </p><div><strong>- Report from Gracie Rutao</strong><br/> </div><div><strong>WATCH</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1985860" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Four people were killed in a shooting incident in Magsingal town in Ilocos Sur on Saturday morning due to alleged vote-buying activities, local police said. 