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PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur—One person was killed while two others were wounded in a gunfight that was triggered by an ambush in Dinas town, Zamboanga del Sur on Friday afternoon, police said.
According to a police spot report obtained by the Inquirer, three men ambushed a sedan as it passed through Purok Banagan of Barangay Benuatan at 12:50 p.m. on Friday.
As gunshots rang, directed toward the vehicle, some of those inside managed to return fire.
When personnel from the Dinas municipal police station arrived at the scene, after being alerted by concerned residents, one person was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The fatality was later established to be one of the suspects in the ambush.
Of the four passengers of the sedan, two were hurt while the two others were unharmed.
Col. Bonifacio Arañas, Zamboanga del Sur police director, ordered a hut pursuit against the remaining two suspects in the ambush, mobilizing the 2nd Provincial Mobile Force Company, aided by soldiers from the Army’s 53rd Infantry Battalion.
Police investigators are looking at a personal grudge as a possible motive for the ambush.
“The community’s assistance is crucial. Anyone with knowledge of this crime is strongly encouraged to report their information to the nearest police station,” Arañas appealed.