Mother and daughter gunned down on their way to church in Zamboanga del Sur

• A mother and daughter who were on their way to church in the morning of June 15, Sunday, were gunned down
• The assailants are still unknown, and authorities are still investigating the incident
• According to the report of Brigada News PH, the incident happened in Pitogo, Zamboanga Del Sur
• Barangay officials said that the gunmen quickly escaped using a motorcycle

A tragic shooting incident claimed the lives of a mother and daughter on the morning of June 15, Sunday, while they were on their way to church in Pitogo, Zamboanga del Sur.

The victims were identified as 50-year-old Vangie Tabunda and her 20-year-old daughter, Thea.

According to a report from Brigada News PH, the assailants, who remain unidentified, quickly fled the scene on a motorcycle after carrying out the attack.

Barangay officials confirmed that the suspects escaped before they could be apprehended.

Vangie Tabunda was employed as a Cooperative Development Specialist at the local government unit of Zamboanga Sibugay, according to a statement from a relative of the victims.

Her daughter Thea was reportedly accompanying her mother to church when the fatal shooting occurred.

Authorities are currently conducting an investigation to determine the motive and identify those behind the killings.

As of now, no suspects have been named, and the reasons behind the attack remain unknown.

The victims' family members are devastated and are calling for justice. They urge law enforcement to act swiftly in uncovering the truth and bringing the perpetrators to account.

The brutal nature of the attack has shocked the local community and raised concerns over public safety in the area.

As the investigation continues, the grieving relatives hope their voices will not go unheard and that justice will be served for Vangie and Thea.

News, photos or videos that arouse the interest of netizens would often go viral on social media, due to the attention netizens give them. These viral posts appeal to the emotions of netizens, and in rare cases, such could also happen to ordinary people, making them very relatable.

In other news, a woman was fatally shot by riding-in-tandem suspects while she was having a drink with some friends on a roadside in Sampaloc, Manila. The 30-year-old woman was killed after being shot in the nape by assailants on a motorcycle on Thursday evening, May 22. The victim’s live-in partner, a barangay tanod, sustained a gunshot wound to the knee, and another tanod was grazed in the chest after pursuing the fleeing suspects who fired additional shots. Authorities are actively investigating the identity of the perpetrators and potential motives for the attack, including whether the backrider was female and if a “love triangle” was involved.

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Source: KAMI.com.gh