Incident Summary:

07/25/2016: Two assailants shot and killed Leonardo Puerza, Pag-Olingin West village chair, in Antipolo del Norte, Batangas, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201607250043

When:
2016-07-25

Country:
Philippines

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Batangas

City:
Antipolo del Norte

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Government of Pag-Olingin West
Specific Description Chair: Leonardo Pureza
Nationality of Target Philippines
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 2
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
"Village chief shot dead in Batangas," Philippines Daily Inquirer, July 25, 2016.