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Village exec, 6-yr-old niece hurt in ambush

Artemio Dumlao - The Philippine Star

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines - A barangay kagawad and his six-year-old niece were hurt in an ambush in Solsona, Ilocos Norte on Wednesday.

Police identified the victims as George Vicente, a barangay kagawad in Bagbago, Solsona and his niece Switzel Mae Mila, 6.

Vicente suffered a gunshot wound in his chest and his niece was hit by a bullet in the arm.

Police said that the victims, along with the barangay official's wife, were on board a truck when they were ambushed by the gunmen.

Investigators have yet to determine the motive behind the local official's ambush.

AMBUSH

BAGBAGO

BARANGAY

GEORGE VICENTE

ILOCOS NORTE

KAGAWAD

NIECE

OFFICIAL

SOLSONA

SWITZEL MAE MILA

VICENTE

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