Incident Summary:

01/05/2009: On Monday, Froilan Rufino, a vice-mayor, was shot and killed by gunmen while walking home in President Quirino, Sultan Kudarat province. No group claimed responsibility.

Overview

GTD ID:
200901050001

When:
2009-01-05

Country:
Philippines

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Sultan Kudarat

City:
President Quirino

Location Details:
The attack took place in President Quinno, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines.

What

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more)	Assassination
Successful Attack? (more)	Yes

Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity	Froilan Rufino
Specific Description	The vice-mayor was targeted in the attack.
Nationality of Target	Philippines

Additional Information
Hostages	No
Property Damage	Unknown
Extent of Property Damage	Unknown
Value of Property Damage	Unknown

How

Weapon Information
Type	Sub-type
Firearms	Unknown Gun Type
Weapon Details
Unknown firearms were used in the attack.

Additional Information
Suicide Attack?	No
Situation of Multi-Party Conflict?	Unknown
Part of Multiple Incident?	No
Criterion 1 (more)	Yes
Criterion 2 (more)	Yes
Criterion 3 (more)	Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more)	No

Who

Perpetrator Information
Name	Claimed Responsibility
Unknown	No

Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators	Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators	0

Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties	1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities	1
Number of U.S. Fatalities	0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities	0
Total Number of Injured	0
Number of U.S. Injured	0
Number of Perpetrators Injured	0

Sources

Sources
"Straits Times, "Filipino Vice-Mayor Killed," http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/SE%2BAsia/Story/STIStory_322531.html (January 6, 2009)."
"Sun Star Network Online (Philippines), "Quinno Vice Mayor Killed," http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/quirino-vice-mayor-killed (January 6, 2009)."