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BAGUIO CITY 鈥� A barangay captain survived an ambush, but a dentist and a teacher were killed in separate attacks in Bangued, Abra, on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after a mayoral candidate鈥檚 driver was gunned down.
Police reports show that unidentified gunmen fired on the convoy of聽Barangay Captain Dennis Billedo聽of Banacao at 10:45 a.m. in Sitio Calumbitin, Barangay San Antonio, as he was heading home. Billedo was rushed to the hospital and was being treated.
Later that afternoon,聽Dr. Francisco Beria Jr., a dentist,聽and聽Odilon Peria, a high school teacher,聽were shot dead at a coffee shop in Barangay Zone 6.
Initial investigations indicated that Peria was seated with a colleague near the shop鈥檚 fence, while Beria sat at a separate table.
A man wearing a helmet approached Peria from behind and shot him four times before fleeing.
Bystanders rushed Peria to the hospital, but he was declared dead on arrival. He suffered two gunshot wounds on the back, one on the left hand, and another that exited through his left chest.
Responding officers found Beria鈥檚 body still seated, slumped against the shop鈥檚 wall. He had suffered a fatal gunshot wound on the left temple.
Authorities have yet to establish a motive for the attacks.
In a social media post, the聽Abra Provincial Police聽urged the public to provide information that could help solve the killings. INQ