(UPDATED) - The mayor of Sudipen town in La Union was shot dead on Monday, a police official told ABS-CBN News.
According to Bangar Police Chief Inspector Cirilo Butigan, Mayor Alexander Buquing and his wife, Vice Mayor Wendy Buquing, were on their way home from his office when an unidentified group of men ambushed his vehicle in a barangay in Bangar town.
He was rushed to a hospital but was declared dead on arrival.
The mayor's driver and another companion were also killed.
Vice Mayor Buquing was still in the hospital for medical treatment, as of posting.
Bangar police also confirmed they were in pursuit of the assailants.
The police investigation into the incident was still on-going as of posting.
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/01/18/sudipen-la-union-mayor-shot-dead
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