COTABATO City (PNA) – Four female family members, including a minor, were killed while four others were wounded when armed men fired at their house Friday in Sitio Tugunan, Barangay Lagunde, Pikit, North Cotabato.
Pikit police chief Police Capt. Mautin Pangandigan identified the fatalities as Sittie Alipolo Abdullah, widow, 58; Zenaida Mustapha, 36; Laga Abdullah, 34; and a three-year-old girl.
Pangandigan said wounded were Asria Abdulrajak Abdullah, 30, and three minors aged 13, eight, and seven.
He said the victims were inside their house and were resting shortly after having lunch when four men arrived and peppered their house with gunfire using M16 rifles.
“Pursuit operations are ongoing,” Pangandigan said. Initial investigation said the possible motive in the incident could be personal grudge.