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A barangay chairman was killed as the village hall was strafed in Arayat, Pampanga, Jun Veneracion reported Monday on "24 Oras."It was past 8 p.m. when a CCTV caught a vehicle in front of the Lacquios barangay hall.The person who first got out of the vehicle fired several gunshots at the entrance of the barangay hall while another gunman fired a shot in the air.The incident led to the death of Barangay chairman Mel Lumbang.
The family said some residents noticed unfamiliar faces and a vehicle passing through the area before the incident.“Dito po ang pulitika mabigat po pag sasapit ang election period ganyan po ang nangyayari sa bayan na ito,” Lumbang’s wife said.Lumbang’s son said their family is not the only ones grieving, but also the whole barangay.Bullet castings of the M16 rifle can still be found in the barangay hall.One of the residents said he saw the barangay chairman lying down wounded.
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