Gunmen kill 2, hurt boy in Ilocos Sur

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines - Alleged guns-for-hire aboard a motorcycle killed on Thursday night two Ilocos Sur residents and hurt one of the victims' son in yet another slaying by riding-in-tandem assassins that authorities have been trying to stem in their continuing drives against private armed groups.

Winston Garcia and Mark Tayaba did not reach the hospital alive after gunmen ambushed them in Barangay Mansante in Magsingal, Ilocos Sur. Garcia’s son, Jet Lee, 12, is being treated for gunshots, authorities reported.

The three aboard a tricycle were reportedly heading home when the gunmen sprung from nowhere and fired at the victims in front of the Mansante Elementary School.

Investigators found empty shells of .45 caliber at the site where the three were ambushed, while policemen are still digging deep on what prompted the attack.