2 killed in Bukidnon gun attack

The spouses Jayme and Helen Dipus both died instantly from bullet wounds sustained in the attack.
Philstar.com / John Unson

COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Unidentified assailants shot dead a man and his wife in Lantapan, Bukidnon on Friday afternoon.

Jayme Dipus, 58, and his wife Helen, 55, died at the scene of the attack that occurred in Barangay Kalasihan.

Capt. Sheila Joy Hangad of the Lantapan police said the victims were on their way home on a motorcycle when they were killed in Sitio Tigbi.

Responding police officers recovered five bullet shells at the crime scene.

Probers have yet to determine the motive for the killing and identify suspects.

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